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= Christian Eberhardt = Christian Eberhardt (-d.1939) held several positions of relevance (including that of director) in CH Knorr AG (later acquired by Lever Brothers/Unilever).

Personal life
Christian Eberhardt was the youngest of fourteen children. His father was Johann Konrad Eberhardt (1809-1893), merchant and mayor of Speyer, his mother was Katharine Philippine Karoline Eberhardt, née Spitzer (1813-1868). He attended the commercial and trade school in Speyer and completed a commercial apprenticeship in Wiesbaden.

Career
After completing his commercial apprenticeship he then worked for the father's business in Speyer, which was then managed by his older brother Carl. At the age of 18, he commissioned the younger brother to travel to Holland and Hungary.

On July 1st 1877 Christian Eberhardt joined the Knorr company as the first traveller of the Knorr House, which was then managed by the two brothers Carl Heinrich Eduard Knorr and Alfred Knorr. Eberhardt progressed further in the company in the subsequent years and was appointed a sales manager.

In April 1884 Eberhardt was appointed authorized signatory of the company in recognition of his dedication and achievements. Four years later Eberhardt was called back from the trip after the progressive expansion of the company made it necessary to expand the internal organization.

In 1899, when the company was transformed into the public limited company CH Knorr AG, Eberhardt was appointed the first company Director of C. H Knorr AG along with Gustav Pielenz. He was also gifted shares in the company by Carl Heinrich Eduord Knorr (3rd largest majority shareholder), whom he was very good friends with.

Eberhardt retired as a director of CH Knorr AG due to health reasons in 1925. After this, he joined the Supervisory Board to continue his work with the company. He retired from this role in 1938, one year before his death.