Transcript Melitta Bentz

Melitta Bentz
inventor of the coffee filter
* 31/01/1873
† 29/06/1950
About her Life !
Emil & Melitta
Melitta Bentz was born in Dresden.
In 1809, she invented the coffee filter.
She lived with her three children Herta, Willi, Horst and her husband
Emil Hugo together.
Emil Hugo was a soldier in the First World War.
Melitta and her family survived the war .
The invention !
She led an experiment with blotting paper from her son, with the help
of which the coffee set in the finished coffee should be avoided.
She made holes in the bottom of a brass pot
and fitted it with the blotting paper.
This invention was well received by friends,
so Melitta Bentz marketed her idea.
The foundation of the company !
On 15 December 1908
the company was
registered in the
commercial register.
Changes in the company :
Team of work :
The first employees
were her husband Emil
Hugo and her sons Willi
and Horst.
1920-1924 they bought additional buildings.
The company moved from Dresden to Minden in
1929.
Today it is continued by the grandsons.
Awards !
In 1911 the company received gold and silver medals
at the International Hygienic Exhibition.
Two streets were named after her:
Dresden: Melitta-Bentz-Straße
Minden: Melitta-Straße
Copyright !
Queen Eileen von Schröder
Queen Elisabeth von Thiele
Queen Janin von Krüger
Castle Graf von Arco OS Nauen
Kingdom of Germany