Alexander plum
Alexander Pflaum , from 1881 von Pflaum (born June 4, 1839 in Pflaumloch ; † December 15, 1911 in Berlin ), was a German banker and patron .
Life
Alexander Pflaum was born in Pflaumloch as the eldest son of the Jewish grain trader Elias Pflaum. Elias Pflaum founded the Pflaum bank in Stuttgart in 1855 . His son Alexander completed a bank training in Frankfurt am Main , Berlin , Brussels and Darmstadt . In 1865, Alexander Pflaum and his brother Moritz became partners in his father's bank, which was renamed Württembergische Bankanstalt in 1881 and merged with Württembergische Vereinsbank . Alexander Pflaum, a promoter of the Württemberg industry, was ennobled by the king in 1881 and appointed a secret councilor of commerce. In 1907, Pflaum became an honorary citizen of the Pflaumloch community. There he donated a synagogue that was later used as a community hall. A street in Pflaumloch was named after him.
The childless Kommerzienrat Pflaum, who with Marie Clementine nee Emden was married, and when he died in 1911, he left behind a sizable shareholding and a large art collection, some of which was bequeathed to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart . He donated part of his fortune to the construction of a nursing home in Stuttgart and the central management for charity in Württemberg . His villa on Falkert Straße, acquired in 1877, was demolished in 1914 and a school building was built on the property.
Awards
- 1881 Ehrenritter cross of the Order of Württembergischen crown , which with the personal needle tracks ( Nobilitierung was connected)
- 1896 Commentary Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- 1891 Commentary Cross 2nd class of the Württemberg Order of Frederick
- 1885 Saxon Order of Albrecht , 2nd class
- 1888 Order of the Crown of Italy
- Prussian Crown Order II class
reception
Inge Barth-Grözinger, a high school teacher from Ellwang, wrote a novel for young people entitled Alexander , which was published in 2009 , based on the biography of Alexander Pflaum .
literature
- Anne Hermann: Pflaum, Alexander von (Württemberg staff nobility 1881). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 346 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Supporting association of the former synagogue in Oberdorf eV (ed.): Encounter with remarkable people. Life pictures of Jewish personalities from the Ries . Exhibition catalog, o. O. and o. J. (2010), p. 11 f. ( Alexander Pflaum. Private banker in Stuttgart ).
Web links
- Rolf Hofmann: Alexander von Pflaum. The life story of an important Stuttgart banker in the late 19th century (PDF; 20 kB) at Alemannia Judaica
- Alexander von Pflaum Mansion in Stuttgart at Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1894, p. 34.
- ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1901, p. 32.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Plum, Alexander |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plum, Alexander von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | banker |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1839 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Plum hole |
DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1911 |
Place of death | Berlin |