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= Christian Eberhardt = Konrad Christian Eberhardt (April 18, 1857- May 11, 1939) was a board member of the food company Knorr.

Early life and education
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). Christian Eberhardt attended the commercial and trade school in Speyer and completed a commercial apprenticeship in Wiesbaden.

Christian Eberhardt married Anna Rupp (* 1863) in May 1886. The marriage produced three children: The sons Fritz (* 1887), Kurt (* 1890) and Hugo Emil (1894–1895). Christian Eberhardt died on May 11, 1939 at the age of 82. He was buried in the main cemetery in Heilbronn; the grave is not far from the Knorr family grave.

Career
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.

In 1888 Eberhardt was called back from the trip after the progressive expansion of the company made it necessary to expand the internal organization. A year later, 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), with whom he was very good friends.

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