August Moll
August Moll (born April 8, 1822 in Vienna , parish St. Peter; † February 8, 1886 in Vienna) was an Austrian pharmacist and purveyor to the imperial court in Vienna. He owned the historic pharmacy "zum Weißen Storch" at Tuchlauben 9 in the 1st district .
precursor
The history of Viennese pharmacies goes back to the 13th century, with the medical regulations of Emperor Frederick II , which provided for a separation between doctor and pharmacy. The imperial court itself was supplied by the court pharmacy in the Stallburg , which first received its privilege from Emperor Ferdinand I in 1564 .
The pharmacy "zum White Storch" was founded in 1560. It was common at the time to name pharmacies by house names or characters. In addition to animal names, coats of arms , ancient deities or motifs from Christian salvation history were common. The stork was considered a good luck charm. The pharmacy was originally located in the Schönbrunnerhaus an den Tuchlauben until 1870 and then moved to the building opposite. The pharmacy came into the possession of Ignaz Moll (* around 1776 in Linz, † March 10, 1846 in Vienna) after he had married the pharmacist widow Aloysia Mayerhofer in 1809.
In addition to the pharmacy business, Moll also ran a photography shop because he was familiar with chemistry. For the court he primarily supplied photographic supplies, which were sold in an office above the pharmacy.
August Moll
Ignaz Moll's successor, his son August Moll, was granted the title of imperial purveyor to the court in 1872. He published the paper "Photographic Notes" on a monthly basis. His cousin was the artist Carl Moll , one of the founders of the Vienna Secession , who visited the pharmacy.
Specialty of the house were the "Moll's Seidlitz powder", which should be good for the intestines and a medal in 1885 from Napoleon III. received. The Franz brandy was exhibited at the Paris World Exhibition. The products were specially manufactured in the family-owned palace on Graf Starhemberg-Gasse , which no longer exists .
The wooden interior of the pharmacy “Zum Weißen Storch” from this period has largely been preserved and is one of the tourist attractions in Vienna's inner city. The exterior of the pharmacy is adorned with a historical sculpture of the stork on the corner, a painting and the historical company signs with the inscription “A. Minor".
successor
After August Moll's death in 1886, the pharmacy passed to his son August Moll (born January 23, 1854 in Vienna), an important employee at that time was the authorized representative Carl Anton Schierer.
literature
- János Kalmár, Mella Waldstein : KuK purveyors to Vienna's court . Stocker, Graz 2001, ISBN 3-7020-0935-3 , pp. 78-81 .
- Felix Czeike : History of the Viennese pharmacies. The pharmacies in today's first district of Vienna (= research and contributions to the history of the city of Vienna . Volume 50 ). StudienVerlag, Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-7065-4952-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minor, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pharmacist and purveyor to the court |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1886 |
| Place of death | Vienna |