Gustav Wilhelm Wolff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustav Wilhelm Wolff

Co-Founder of Harland and Wolff

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1913

Profession: businessperson, engineer, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (14 November 1834 – 17 April 1913) was a German-born British shipbuilder and politician.
Born in Hamburg, he moved to Liverpool in 1849 to live with his uncle, Gustav Christian Schwabe.
After serving his apprenticeship in Manchester, Wolff was employed as a draughtsman in Hyde, Greater Manchester, before being employed by the shipbuilder Edward Harland in Belfast as his personal assistant.
In 1861, Wolff became a partner at Harland's firm, forming Harland and Wolff.
Outside shipbuilding, Wolff served as a Belfast Harbour Commissioner.
He also founded the Belfast Ropeworks, served as Member of Parliament for Belfast East for 18 years and as a member of the Conservative and Unionist Party and Irish and Ulster Unionist parties.