Alexander Markus Beschorner
Alexander Markus Beschorner (born June 6, 1823 in Léva ( Levice , Slovakia), † October 31, 1896 in Vienna ) was an important entrepreneur and manufacturer during the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . Since 1877 he has held the title of " KK Hof-Metallwarenfabrikant ".
biography
Alexander Markus Beschorner was born in Levice, then in the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . His parents died when he was very young. He learned the tinsmith's trade and then went on a journey through Germany , Switzerland , Italy , France and Spain and finally registered with the Foreign Legion . After he left the Foreign Legion, Beschorner settled in Brno as a master plumber and founded a metal goods factory in Vienna in 1860, later others followed in Budapest and Berlin . The success soon set in, several of his products received awards, such as at the Paris World Exhibition in 1867 .
He invented the manufacture of metal coffins from zinc sheet and received orders from the court to manufacture the sarcophagi for the Capuchin crypt. In addition to the manufacture of coffins, his factory produced various ornaments and figurative decorations for the Hof Opera and the Hofburgtheater as well as lighting for the Hofburgtheater and the Vienna City Hall . At Beschorner's suggestion, the box and gallery balustrades in theaters were for the first time artistically made of metal and thus fire-proof.
He died in the house at Dreilaufergasse 9 (today's Lindengasse) in Vienna's 7th district, Neubau . His son Alexander Matthias Beschorner from his marriage to Marianne geb. Gerlach took over the company.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The four coffins of Mary Vetsera (PDF; 72 kB) by Werner Richter and Father Karl Wallner from March 6, 2007, accessed on July 26, 2009
literature
- Felix Czeike. Alexander Markus Beschorner in the Historical Lexicon, Volume I, Vienna 1992. p. 345.
- Beschorner Alexander Markus. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 78.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beschorner, Alexander Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Levice |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1896 |
| Place of death | Vienna |