August Abendroth

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August Abendroth (1855), lithograph by Otto Speckter

August Abendroth (born October 6, 1796 in Hamburg ; † March 19, 1867 there ) was a Hamburg entrepreneur, land speculator and patron .

Life

Origin and private life

August Abendroth was the eldest son of nine children of the Hamburg senator and later mayor Amandus Augustus Abendroth from his marriage to Johanna Magdalena von Reck. Just like his father, August also studied law , from 1816 to 1820 in Göttingen and Heidelberg . After completing his studies, August Abendroth was awarded a Dr. jur. doctorate and started working as a lawyer in Hamburg . In 1823 he married the merchant's daughter Conradine Therese Sievert (1805–1874), who brought a considerable inherited fortune into the marriage; her father was u. a. President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce . This allowed Abendroth to give up the legal profession and concentrate on entrepreneurial activities. The marriage produced six daughters:

  • Emma Johanna (1824–1873), married Arenhold, died in Verden / Aller
  • Wilhelmine Auguste (1825–1867), married to Friedrich Wilhelm von Borries (1815–1864), died in Ratzeburg
  • Helene (1827–1911), married in 1847 to the painter Charles Roß , whose pupil she was. August Abendroth supported the establishment of Roß in the art world in order to make the connection more acceptable for the Hamburg patrician circles. Abendroth urged Ross on study trips abroad and bought paintings from his future son-in-law and brought him in as an art advisor.
  • Therese (1830–1860), remained unmarried and died in Munich
  • Anna Elisabeth (1833–1889), married to Ernst Joseph Hennig, died in Freiburg
  • Fides Magdalena (1837–1910), married to Wilhelm Conrad Berkefeld, stayed in Hamburg

From 1832 to 1836, Abendroth had a representative city palace built on the Inner Alster at the corner of Neuer Jungfernstieg and Große Theaterstrasse based on designs by Alexis de Chateauneuf . The interior, especially the frescoes , was created in collaboration with Erwin Speckter . The late Classicist design was completed by Carl Julius Milde . The house was considered Chateauneuf's “most important total work of art”, the “architecture and interior design of which were masterfully coordinated”. The house was demolished in 1905, and a balcony room known as Abendroth's room is located in the Hamburg Art and Industry Museum August Abendroth was portrayed by Hermann Steinfurth . The portrait is now in the Hamburger Kunsthalle .

Entrepreneurial activity

Abendroth's main field of activity was urban development and land speculation. One of his friends was the engineer William Lindley , who from 1838 played a key role in the modernization of the Hamburg development, in particular the water supply and transport facilities. In 1837, Abendroth, together with Carl Heine and Adolph Jencquel, bought the largely fallow area of ​​Uhlenhorst on the eastern bank of the Alster for 70,700 Marks Banco and 106,500 Marks Courant and began with the drainage, parceling and traffic development. This was a prerequisite for the development of the new Hamburg district of Uhlenhorst .

August Abendroth, like his brother Carl Eduard Abendroth, was one of the leading figures and important shareholder in the political initiation, construction and operation of the Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company . After the start of operations, he worked for the company for many years as chairman of the supervisory board , or in the contemporary language: as chairman of the committee. Abendroth also played a leading role in the construction of the Hammerbrooker canals proposed by Lindley .

Patronage

In 1822, Abendroth was one of the 30 founding members of the Kunstverein in Hamburg . Abendroth also made an outstanding contribution to the Hamburger Kunsthalle . He also supported the Inner Mission and was one of the 60 founding members of the Hamburg City Mission . He also participated in the promotion of railway construction and the development of building sites. After his death, his widow bequeathed part of his private book collection to the city library.

Public offices and politics

Abendroth served as an officer in the Hamburg citizen military . There he was last major in the General Staff from 1827 to 1834 . From 1839 to 1845 he was a member of the building deputation.

He was a member of the Hamburg Constituent Assembly . Abendroth was a member of the Hamburg citizenship from 1860 to 1862 , to which he had been elected in the general elections of the 34th district.

literature

Web links

Commons : August Abendroth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matthias Schmoock: Abendroth, August . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 2 . Christians, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1366-4 , pp. 15-16 .
  2. ^ Heike Gramm-Lausen: Charles Roß: 1816-1858 . Ludwig, Kiel 2000, pp. 36-38 .
  3. ↑ Abendroth's room on the website of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MKG)
  4. ↑ History workshop St Gertrud, History of Uhlenhorst and Hohenfelde, on the web Jan. 21, 2009 ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / geschichtswerkstatt.st-gertrud-hamburg.de
  5. ↑ Uhlenhorst
  6. ^ Wilhelm Heyden: The members of the Hamburg citizenship 1859-1862 . Festschrift for December 6, 1909. Herold in Komm., Hamburg 1909, p. 165-167 .
personal data
SURNAME Abendroth, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hamburg lawyer and philanthropist
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1867
Place of death Hamburg