August Mentzendorff

Otto August Mentzendorff (Latvian Augusts Mencendorfs ; born December 30, 1821 in Durben , Grobin district , Courland governorate ; † October 2, 1901 in Riga ) was a Baltic German merchant and elder of the Great Guild in Riga.

Life

Newspaper advertisement for Mentzendorff's grocery store

August Mentzendorff was the son of Christian August (1784-1830) and Gertrud Helene Mentzendorff (1799-1840). He had three sisters.

On July 7, 1865, Mentzendorff opened a “colonial goods and delicatessen store” at Sünderstrasse 12 in Riga. Among other things, he represented the Lindt & Sprüngli chocolate factories . From 1900 the shop was located at Sünderstraße 18 . The building Sünderstr. 18 is now known as the Mentzendorffhaus .

August Mentzendorff was a well-known personality who went down in contemporary fiction in Livonia . As a source of ideas and as a patron , he made a significant contribution to the development of (German-speaking) theater and musical life in Riga.

From 1864 August Mentzendorff belonged to the "second guild merchants " of the Rigaschen merchants' guild . On February 17, 1870, he became "Elder" of the Great Guild. He was also a member of the Society for the History and Archeology of the Baltic Provinces of Russia .

family

August Mentzendorff's daughter Emilie married August Loeber .

literature

Vija Kaņepe (Red.): Augusts Mencendorfs (1821–1901) un vin̦a laiks (= August Mentzendorff (1821–1901) and his time ). Fonds Latvijas Vēsture, Riga 2003, ISBN 9984-643-53-0 (anthology with contributions from a specialist conference in 2002, Latvian and German).

Web links

Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on August Mentzendorff. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Literature by and about August Mentzendorff in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ ad in Libauschen newspaper of July 13, 1865 S. 4 ( digitized ).
↑ Ilona Audere: House Mentzendorff in Riga. Latvijas Universitātes žurnāla “Latvijas Vēsture” fonds, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-643-24-7 , p. 116.
↑ Alise Kalniņa: August Mencendorfs un viņa company daiļliteratūrā un atmiņu pierakstos . In: Vija Kaņepe (ed.): Augusts Mencendorfs (1821–1901) un vin̦a laiks . Latvijas Vēsture Fund, Riga 2003, pp. 9–16.
↑ Biruta Eglīte: Vācbaltiešu muzikālās aktivitātes Baltijā 19th gs. seiās un 20. gs. sākumā . In: Vija Kaņepe (ed.): Augusts Mencendorfs (1821–1901) un vin̦a laiks . Latvijas Vēsture Fund, Riga 2003, pp. 39–44.
↑ Livländische Gouvernements-Zeitung , No. 37, April 1, 1864, p. 2.
^ Otto August Mentzendorff . In: Heinrich Julius Böthführ : The Rigische Rathslinie from 1226 to 1876. In addition to an appendix: Directory of the senior men, elders and dockers of the great guild in Riga from 1844 to 1876 . J. Deubner Publishing House, Riga, Moscow and Odessa 1877 ( digitized version ).
↑ Meeting reports of the Society for History and Archeology of the Baltic Provinces of Russia from 1901 . WF Häcker, Riga 1902, p. 120 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Mentzendorff, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mentzendorff, Otto August (full name); Mencendorfs, Augusts
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Baltic German dealer in Riga
DATE OF BIRTH	December 30, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Durben, Grobin District , Courland Governorate
DATE OF DEATH	October 2, 1901
Place of death	Riga

[1] Libauschen newspaper of July 13, 1865 S. 4 ( digitized ).

[2] Ilona Audere: House Mentzendorff in Riga. Latvijas Universitātes žurnāla “Latvijas Vēsture” fonds, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-643-24-7 , p. 116.

[3] Alise Kalniņa: August Mencendorfs un viņa company daiļliteratūrā un atmiņu pierakstos . In: Vija Kaņepe (ed.): Augusts Mencendorfs (1821–1901) un vin̦a laiks . Latvijas Vēsture Fund, Riga 2003, pp. 9–16.

[4] Biruta Eglīte: Vācbaltiešu muzikālās aktivitātes Baltijā 19th gs. seiās un 20. gs. sākumā . In: Vija Kaņepe (ed.): Augusts Mencendorfs (1821–1901) un vin̦a laiks . Latvijas Vēsture Fund, Riga 2003, pp. 39–44.

[5] Livländische Gouvernements-Zeitung , No. 37, April 1, 1864, p. 2.

[6] Otto August Mentzendorff . In: Heinrich Julius Böthführ : The Rigische Rathslinie from 1226 to 1876. In addition to an appendix: Directory of the senior men, elders and dockers of the great guild in Riga from 1844 to 1876 . J. Deubner Publishing House, Riga, Moscow and Odessa 1877 ( digitized version ).

[7] Meeting reports of the Society for History and Archeology of the Baltic Provinces of Russia from 1901 . WF Häcker, Riga 1902, p. 120 ( digitized version ).