August Bohnert

August Bohnert (born November 6, 1856 in Lahr ; † July 5, 1940 in Neckarsulm ) was the upper mountain ridge of Württemberg. He played a key role in the construction of the new salt mine in Kochendorf , which went into operation in 1899, for the Friedrichshall saltworks in Jagstfeld , which, under his administration, developed into the focus of Württemberg salt production around 1900. From 1912 he was chairman of the Württemberg mountain council. He was awarded several medals and made an honorary citizen of Jagstfeld and Kochendorf in 1912.

Life

Bohnert was born the son of a carpenter, attended elementary school in his place of birth, Lahr, then received private tuition and moved to the 9th grade of the upper secondary school in Stuttgart , where he graduated from the secondary school in 1877. He then volunteered for one year with the Württemberg Grenadier Regiment "Queen Olga" (1st Württemberg ) No. 119 and began studying at the Stuttgart Polytechnic in 1878 , where in 1881 he completed the first service examination in mining, smelting and saltworks . After various practical experiences, including in the ore mine in Wasseralfingen and in the salt works in Jagstfeld , he passed the second service examination in 1883. He then worked as a mountain cadet in the iron and steel works in Königsbronn .

In 1888 he came again to the Friedrichshall saltworks in Jagstfeld, where he became deputy mine inspector in 1888 and mine inspector in 1889. When in 1895 the shaft of the Friedrichshall salt works in Jagstfeld had to be abandoned due to water ingress, Bohnert was responsible for the construction of a new salt mine in neighboring Kochendorf , like Jagstfeld today part of the city of Bad Friedrichshall . In the meantime, Bohnert applied to be the saltworks manager of Wilhelmshall near Rottweil and received this post, but only with the proviso that he completed the construction of the King Wilhelm II shaft in Kochendorf. After commissioning in 1899, this became the focus of the Württemberg salt production, so that Bohnert stayed there, became saltworks administrator in 1901 and was awarded the title of mountain council in 1905. In addition to the salt works in Friedrichshall and the mine in Kochendorf, he was also responsible for managing the Clemenshall salt works in nearby Offenau . In 1908 he became director of the Friedrichshall saltworks and in the following year he moved his residence from Kochendorf to Jagstfeld to a civil servant's apartment on the saltworks site. In 1910 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown . In 1912 he was promoted to technical advice at the royal mountain council and to the upper mountain ridge. A little later he was raised by King Wilhelm II to the chair of the Bergratskollegium. He moved to Stuttgart to take on his new duties. When he left the saltworks in Jagstfeld, he was made an honorary citizen of Jagstfeld and Kochendorf in 1912 .

In retirement after the First World War , he first returned to Offenau and then built a house in Jagstfeld, where he spent the evening of his life.

His first marriage from 1885 to Agnes Ottilie Bohnert (1860–1888), who died in childbed after the birth of their son Friedrich (1888–1966). The second marriage from 1893 to Anna Frank (1866–1949) came from the father of the same name, later government building inspector August Bohnert (1893–1980).

literature

• Karl Hugo Popp and Hans Riexinger : Oberbergrat August Bohnert (1856–1940) . In: Bad Friedrichshall 1933–1983 . City of Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Friedrichshall 1983
• Hans Riexinger: August Bohnert. In: Maria Magdalena Rückert (Ed.): Württembergische biographies including Hohenzollern personalities. Volume II. On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-17-021530-6 .