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[email protected] Journal of Bosch History Supplement 1 2 | Supplement 1 | Journal of Bosch History Robert Bosch | 3 Foreword Contents Cover photo: This brochure is dedicated to the life and work of Robert Bosch. This 4 The man Robert Bosch leaving the 6 “I also lacked the necessary patience and ambition” Stadthalle in Stuttgart completely new edition has been prepared by Robert Bosch GmbH and Childhood and education on September 23, 1936, Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH. Its task is not to present a comprehensive following the ceremonies on the occasion of the history of the company, but instead to sketch a portrait of Robert Bosch 12 “Dear Anna ...” fiftieth anniversary of the against the background of his personal and professional life. Robert Bosch’s marriage to Anna Kayser company. The day also marked his seventy-fifth 16 Assistant, advisor, and intermediary birthday. Robert Bosch had a watchword which guided him from his early youth: Robert Bosch’s marriage to Margarete Wörz “Never forget your humanity, and respect human dignity in your dealings with others.” Even if he was an enthusiastic technician and a passionate 20 Hunter’s tales and a natural paradise entrepreneur, it was people he was most interested in, and leadership Robert Bosch, hunter and farmer was his greatest strength.