Alexander Gibsone

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Alexander Gibsone (born February 5, 1770 in Edinburgh , † January 8, 1836 in Danzig ) was a Scottish merchant in Danzig.

Life

An uncle of Gibsone had acquired the goods in Rutzau in 1782 in the Neustadt district in West Prussia . There he wanted to establish factories for the production of cloth, stockings and hats and improve sheep breeding with the help of settled Scots . These plans came to nothing because the property soon went to a Keyserlingk . Alexander came to Gdansk with his older brother John Gibsone . Both went into their uncle's grain trading house, whose successor and heir they became.

The brothers became members of the Tugendbund and made great contributions to the Prussian cause in the Wars of Liberation . During the French siege of Danzig in 1807 Gibsone sought to alleviate the plight of the besieged, among other things, by collecting donations in Scotland. In 1814 he was appointed British consul in Danzig. He was friends with August Neidhardt von Gneisenau throughout his life. He rendered him valuable service through skillful mediation between the Crown of Prussia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland .

Works

  • (anonymous) About the natural principles of the state association. Letter from a foreigner to a Prussian state official , 1820.
  • About the development of the being in man. To Obtain the Natural Principles of Government , 1823.

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personal data
SURNAME Gibsone, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish merchant in Gdansk
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1836
Place of death Danzig