Alexander Wirminghaus

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Franz Johann Caspar Alexander Wirminghaus (born May 15, 1863 in Schwelm ; † October 3, 1938 in Cologne-Lindenthal ) was a German lawyer , author and professor at the Cologne University of Commerce and the University of Cologne that emerged from it .

Life

Alexander Wirminghaus was the son of Julius Wirminghaus and Emma, ​​geb. Small. In 1885 he was appointed completing his studies in political science at the University of Halle-Wittenberg with a thesis on the history of economics to Dr. phil. PhD . Subsequently he worked as an employee at the imperial statistical offices in Dresden and Oldenburg . In Oldenburg he also met his later wife Else Strackerjan . 1892 joined Wirminghaus as general counsel at the service of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce , where he remained until 1916th He resigned his office unusually during the First World War , which was due to strong differences with the new President Louis Hagen .

He has been a lecturer at the commercial college since it was founded in 1901 . In 1902 he was appointed professor. With the re-establishment of the University of Cologne in 1919, Alexander Wirminghaus was taken over by it, where he had been an honorary professor since 1921 , i.e. only teaching part-time. He published scientifically in the field of economics and economic history.

In addition to numerous other association memberships - including the German Werkbund since 1912 - Alexander Wirminghaus headed the local history museum of the city of Nideggen in the Eifel for many years .

family

On May 20, 1890, Alexander Wirminghaus married Else Strackerjan in Oldenburg. As a musician and piano teacher, Else Wirminghaus has been an active advocate of the women's movement since the beginning of the 20th century . They had three children together. Their only son, Helmuth , became a well-known Cologne architect.

Fonts (selection)

  • Two Spanish mercantilists: Gerónimo de Uztáriz and Bernardo de Olloa. A contribution to the history of political economy.  : Otto Hauthal (G. Pätz'sche Buchdruckerei), Naumburg as 1886 (also dissertation University Halle-Wittenberg); also in: Collection of economic and statistical treatises of the political science seminar in Halle ad Saale. Volume 4., Issue 2
  • The transport system in the area of ​​the city of Cologne. In: Festschrift for the XIV. German Geographers' Day. DuMont Schauberg , Cologne 1903 digitized .
  • The relationship of the Netherlands to German shipping tax policy. Cologne Chamber of Commerce, Cologne 1909.
  • The Rhine-North Sea Canal from the transport city points. Dumont Schauberg, Cologne 1913.
  • Memorandum to assess the economic situation and organizational efforts in navigation on the Rhine. DuMont-Schauberg, Cologne 1913.
  • with Adolf Ottmann: Expert opinion regarding the economic effects of an Aachen-Rhine canal. Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Essen, Mülheim-Ruhr and Oberhausen districts, Essen 1926.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c North Rhine-Westphalia State Archives, Rhineland civil status archive, civil status register, Cologne-Lindenthal registry office, deaths, 1938, certificate no. 1937
  2. ↑ Two Spanish mercantilists: Gerónimo de Uztáriz and Bernardo de Olloa. A contribution to the history of political economy.
  3. ↑ a b c Ulrich S. Soénius, Jürgen Wilhelm: Kölner Personenlexikon.
personal data
SURNAME Wirminghaus, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wirminghaus, Franz Johann Caspar Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, historian and professor at the University of Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwelm
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1938
Place of death Cologne-Lindenthal