Johann Kliegl

Johann Hugo "John" Kliegl
Born (1869-10-13)October 13, 1869
Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, German Empire
Died September 30, 1959(1959-09-30) (aged 89)
New York, United States
Residence Germany, United States
Nationality German
Citizenship German, then American
Occupation Locksmith, businessman, inventor
Organization Kliegl Brothers Universal Electric Stage Lighting Company
Home town Bad Kissingen, Bavaria
Spouse(s) Anna Schlund (m. 1899)
Children Alfred Hugo (b. 1900), Franzes Julia (b. 1901), Herbert Anton (b. 1904), Anna Beatrix (b. 1907)
Relatives Anton Kliegl (1872–1927; brother, business partner)
Website klieglbros.com

Johann Hugo "John" Kliegl (October 13, 1869 – September 30, 1959) was a GermanAmerican businessman and inventor.

Life and work

Kliegl was one of eight children of the spa musician Adam Tiberius Kliegl and his wife Therese Ströhlein. Johann Kliegl's grandfather Johann Kliegl came with his orchestra from Bohemia to Bad Kissingen in 1836, where he founded the Kurorchester Bad Kissingen ("Bad Kissingen Spa Orchestra") in 1837.

In 1888, Johann Kliegl, trained as a locksmith, emigrated to New York, United States. His brother Anton followed him there in 1893. There they both worked in a factory which manufactured electric arc lamps. They bought the factory in 1896, and renamed it as their own company, Kliegl Brothers Universal Electric Stage Lighting Company. The company specialized in stage technology and stage effects, which they themselves designed. The company was one of the first of its kind.

On May 27, 1899, Kliegl married Anna Schlund (b. 1878 in Dürrwangen). They had four children – Alfred Hugo (b. 1900), Franzes Julia (b. 1901), Herbert Anton (b. 1904), and Anna Beatrix (b. 1907).

The city of Bad Kissingen awarded Kliegl an honorary citizenship in 1922. Johann Kliegl participated in his brother Anton's philanthropic activities in Bad Kissingen and continued them after the latter's death in 1927.

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