José Hauer Junior (August 17, 1882 – June 22, 1941) was a Brazilian businessman, pioneer of electric energy of Paraná.The electric power in Paraná state (Brazil) and the first feasibility studies energy in the Iguaçu river (1891–1913) Magazines-Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Curitiba, 1927 – German newspaper Der Kompass Asociación pro-memoria German Immigration in BrazilDecreto nº 4.715, de 3 de Agosto de 1923 Chamber of Deputies of Brazil-Brazil's Congress
José Hauer Junior was born in Curitiba on August 17, 1882, and his parents were German immigrants, José Hauer Senior and Therese Weiser. He married Guilhermina Leitner, who bore him two children. He started his commercial activities with his father, on his company José Hauer & Filhos.Newspaper O Estado do Parana of 1904 National Library of Brazil
One of the business kept by his family was the Curitiba Electricity Company, responsible for supplying power to the city, a service that used to be held at that time by a corporation of the State of São Paulo. His company built the Curitiba Thermo-Electrical Plant and became the city's concessionary in lighting services. He was also one of the owners of Casa Metal. He died in São Paulo, on June 22, 1941.General report of Paraná State of 1922–1923 Public record of Paraná "colonia allemã" (German colony) of Curitiba, State of Parana, Brazil, in the period that extends to the beginning of the Republic, 1890, until the end of World War I in 1918 Federal University of Paraná
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