Harry Fuld
1879 – 1932
Harry Fuld founded the Deutsche Privat-Telephon-Gesellschaft H. Fuld & Co. on April 13, 1899, in Frankfurt am Main, together with the German master watchmaker and technician Carl Lehner(1871–1969).
This company later developed into Telefonbau und Normalzeit GmbH (T & N). The term “Normalzeit” (“standard time”) refers to the production of electrical factory and railway station clocks. In later years, T & N operated under the name TELENORMA.
The success story of Germany’s first telecommunications service provider
Economic success is closely linked to the mindset of entrepreneurs, their employees, and their business partners. This is clearly illustrated by the history of the Deutsche Privat-Telefongesellschaft Harry Fuld & Co., founded on April 13, 1899, in Frankfurt am Main by the then 20-year-old merchantHarry Fuld.
After the Second World War, the successor company,Telefonbau und Normalzeit Lehner & Co. KG (TN), became one of the 100 most important companies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The success story of Germany’s first telecommunications service provider
Economic success is closely linked to the mindset of entrepreneurs, their employees, and their business partners. This is clearly illustrated by the history of the Deutsche Privat-Telefongesellschaft Harry Fuld & Co., founded on April 13, 1899, in Frankfurt am Main by the then 20-year-old merchantHarry Fuld.
After the Second World War, the successor company,Telefonbau und Normalzeit Lehner & Co. KG (TN), became one of the 100 most important companies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
