# Joseph Liebmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_Liebmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_Liebmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Liebmann > Source revision: 1342643898 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German American brewer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Joseph Liebmann | image = Joseph Liebmann.png | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1831|12|20}} | birth_place = [Aufhausen](/source/Aufhausen), [Kingdom of Württemberg](/source/Kingdom_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg) | death_date = March 26, 1913 (age 82) | death_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City) | death_cause = | education = | spouse = Rosa Königsberger | known_for = President of [S. Liebmann Brewery](/source/Rheingold_Breweries) | occupation = Businessman | children = Adolph Liebmann
David Liebmann
Ida Liebmann
Sadie Liebmann | parents = Sara Selz Liebmann
[Samuel Liebmann](/source/Samuel_Liebmann) | family = [Elinor S. Gimbel](/source/Elinor_S._Gimbel) (granddaughter)
[Charles Liebmann](/source/Charles_Liebmann) (brother)
[Henry Liebmann](/source/Henry_Liebmann) (brother) }} '''Joseph Liebmann''' (December 20, 1831 – March 26, 1913) was a German-born American brewer and president of S. Liebmann Brewery (later [Rheingold Breweries](/source/Rheingold_Breweries)) in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). The brewery's main brand Rheingold Extra Dry was one of the most popular beer brands in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in the 1940s to 1960s. ==Biography== Joseph Liebmann was born to a [Jewish](/source/German_Jews) family in [Aufhausen](/source/Aufhausen) in 1831, the son of Dara (née Selz) and [Samuel Liebmann](/source/Samuel_Liebmann).{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/rolfhofmannf001#page/n27/mode/2up|first=Rolf|last=Hoffmann|title=Jewish Genealogy in Southern German Research Fragmants - Leibmann family}} His father was, at the time, the owner of the estate Schloss Schmiedelfeld. In 1840, the family moved to [Ludwigsburg](/source/Ludwigsburg) and ran the inn "Zum Stern" and its attached brewery. His father determined to immigrate to the [United States](/source/United_States) for political reasons and sent Joseph in 1850 in advance to procure a home. In 1854, the remainder of the family immigrated settling in [Williamsburg, Brooklyn](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Brooklyn). The family first leased and operated the old Maasche Brewery and later, pooling their resources, built a new brewery in [Bushwick](/source/Bushwick) named the [S. Liebmann Brewery](/source/Rheingold_Breweries). In 1868, Liebmann opened the Obermeyer and Liebmann Havana Brewery with his brother-in-law David Obermeyer; the brewery was operated independent of the Liebmann brewery although in 1924, it was merged into the family brewery. After the death of his father in 1872, the three sons took over the management of the brewery and incorporated it as S. Liebmann's Sons Brewing Company. The Liebmann brothers alternated with each other as [chief executive officer](/source/chief_executive_officer) each year. Joseph Liebmann was primarily responsible for financial matters; Henry for brewing; and Charles for management and operations. In 1903, the Liebmann brothers retired and handed over the management of the company to six of their sons. In 1876, Liebmann was a member of the committee that was responsible for organizing the brewery exhibition at the Centennial Exhibition. Liebmann also served as President of Bushwick Savings Bank for 27 years; as managing director of the Kings County Trust Company; and as a member of the Brooklyn Board of Education (1882–1885). Joseph Liebmann died at his home in Manhattan on March 26, 1913.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47703593/joseph-liebmann/ |title=Joseph Liebmann |newspaper=The Daily Standard Union |page=4 |date=1913-03-27 |access-date=2020-03-30 |via=Newspapers.com}} ==Personal life== On January 4, 1910, Liebmann married Rosa Königsberger (January 11, 1862 – January 12, 1866); they had 4 children: * Adolph Liebmann (born January 12, 1866) * David Liebmann (born October 24, 1863) * Ida Liebmann (born June 24, 1871) * Sadie Liebmann (December 25, 1868 – May 20, 1939) married to Samuel Simon Steiner; their daughter [Elinor S. Gimbel](/source/Elinor_S._Gimbel) (1896–1983) married Louis S. Gimbel, Jr., grandson of [Adam Gimbel](/source/Adam_Gimbel) ==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/images/Images%20Bayern/LIEBMANN%20BRAUEREI.pdf ''Die Liebmann Brauerei in New York''], retrieved August 15, 2014. * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Liebmann&GSfn=Samuel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=116599988&df=all& ''Find a Grave: Samuel Liebmann''], retrieved August 15, 2014. * {{Cite web|last= Hofmann |first=Rolf|title=The Originators of Rheingold Beer - From Ludwigsburg to Brooklyn – A Dynasty of German-Jewish Brewers|publisher=[Aufbau](/source/Aufbau)|date=June 21, 2001| url=http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/hofmann-rheingold.shtml}} * Carl Schlegel: [https://books.google.com/books?id=VRUwAAAAYAAJ&dq=Liebmann&pg=PA244 ''Schlegel’s American Families of German Ancestry'', S. 236ff.] retrieved August 15, 2014. * Bernhard Purin: ''"My Beer is Rheingold – the dry Beer". Die Liebmanns, Hermann Schülein und Miss Rheingold''. In: Lilian Harlander, Bernhard Purin (Hg.): ''Bier ist der Wein dieses Landes. Jüdische Braugeschichten'', Volk Verlag, München 2016, {{ISBN|978-3-86222-211-7}}, S. 207––229. * [http://www.klitzner.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Liebmann-Family-and-the-New-York-Society-for-Ethical-Culture-_V25_1.pdf ''The Liebmann Family and the New York Society for Ethical Culture''], retrieved August 15, 2014. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Liebmann, Joseph}} Category:1831 births Category:1913 deaths Category:American Jews Category:American brewers Category:Emigrants from Württemberg to the United States Joseph Category:19th-century American businesspeople --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Joseph Liebmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Liebmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Liebmann?action=history)). 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