ia - Jac oba , ▁Rhein pre uß en ▁für ▁Berg bau ▁und ▁Chem im , ▁and ▁Hamburg ▁America ▁Line . ▁He ▁also ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Super vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁Schw el mer ▁Eisen werk ▁Müller ▁& ▁Co . ▁GmbH ., ▁which ▁he ▁cha ired ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Ku ag ▁Text il , ▁Bar mer ▁Mas ch inen fab rik ▁and ▁J . ▁P . ▁B emberg . ▁ ▁After ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁as ▁CE O ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁V G F ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁his ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Alg em ene ▁Kunst z ij de ▁Un ie ▁was ▁completed . ▁V its ▁died ▁in ▁W upp ert al ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁following ▁an ▁operation . ▁ ▁Social ▁commit ment ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁science ▁ ▁V its ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁numerous ▁relevant ▁bodies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁initi ated ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁the ▁West phal ian ▁Wil hel ms ▁University , ▁later ▁named ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mün ster ▁Society , ▁which ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ernst - H ell mut - V its ▁prize ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0