Gerberts B. B., entrepreneur

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GERBERTS Baltazar Baltazarovich (1853-1932), mining engineer and entrepreneur. He was a founder of two metallurgical monopolies - Gvozd Syndicate and Provoloka Syndicate, in 1903 and 1909, respectively, and a member of the board at the latter. He took part in the work of Prodamet Syndicate and had links to chemical industry groups. Gerberts was a member of the board at a number of enterprises, which were mainly subcontractors of these syndicates, including St. Petersburg Iron-Casting and Wire Works, Tentelevsky Chemical Plant, as well as Rossiya Insurance Company. Gerberts was also a member of the Council of the Society of Plant and Factory Owners in St. Petersburg. He left for Finland after October 1917.

Reference: Боханов А. Н. Деловая элита России, 1914 г. М., 1994. С. 114.

V. S. Solomko. Gerberts Baltazar Baltazarovich
Боханов А. Н. Деловая элита России. 1914. М., 1994
Материалы по истории СССР. М., 1959 Society of Plant and Factory Owners of St. Petersburg