Howaldt family explained

The Howaldt family is a German family, whose members were famous commanders, shipyards and sculptors.

Notable members

• August Howaldt, founder of the German shipyard Howaldtswerke
• Georg Ferdinand Howaldt, German sculptor, brother of August Howaldt
• Hans Howaldt, submarine commander and grandson of August Howaldt

References

• Christian Ostersehlte: Von Howaldt zu HDW. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg 2004,
  • • Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, vol. 91 (1936), p. 237 ff.
• Howaldt in: Biographisches Lexikon für Schleswig-Holstein und Lübeck, vol. 12 Neumünster 2006, p. 198 ff.