Howaldt
Howaldt is a German family name. In an interpretation of 1925, the name is derived from Hugold and this again by the huge Gothic, Old High German hugu = " thinking mind ". Huginwalt = " who rules with the Spirit."
The treated at the German Geschlechterbuch 1936 founding family Howaldt can be traced back to Jacob Howaldt ( 1530 ), master furrier in Löbejün near Halle Saale in the circle.
Well-known bearers of the name
David Ferdinand Howaldt (1772-1850), Goldsmith in Braunschweig
His sons and descendants:
- Georg Ferdinand Howaldt (1802-1883), professor, sculptor and ore caster in Braunschweig August Friedrich Theodor Howaldt (1838-1868), sculptor in Braunschweig
- Hermann Heinrich Howaldt (1841-1891), sculptor, and copper ore caster driver in Braunschweig
- Georg Howaldt (1841-1909), Commerce, Engineering, founder of a shipyard in Kiel, co-founder of the HDW AG (today: HDW - German shipyard AG) in Kiel Anna Howaldt (1869-1956) ∞ Lubinus Johann (1865-1937), MD, Orthopedic Surgeon in Kiel
- August Jacob Georg Howaldt (1870-1937), shipbuilder, entrepreneur, CEO of HDW AG (today: HDW) in Kiel
- James Howaldt (1873-1949), partner HDW AG, foundry operations manager
- Hans Howaldt (1888-1970), U - boat commander in World War I, entrepreneur and ocean race sailor Hans -Peter Howaldt (* 1956), German dental surgeon and professor at the University Hospital Giessen and Marburg
- Bernhard Howaldt junior (1880-1958), North German ship owners and entrepreneurs
- Kurt Howaldt (1877-1943), industrialist, director and CEO of AG Körting Electricity