Balzer Peter Vahl
Balzer Peter Vahl (born August 28, 1718 in Lassan ; † 1792 in Greifswald ) was Mayor of Greifswald. He founded the Greifswald merchant family Vahl .
On April 18, 1744, he became a first-class merchant of Greifswald. From 1747 the merchant belongs to the fifty men and from 1751 to the eight men of the city. In 1755 he became a member of the city council and in 1762 city treasurer. From 1785 he was the third mayor and held this office until his death in 1792. He supervised the demolition and the redesign of parts of the Greifswald fortifications to a green area (wall promenade) , decided by the city council in 1782 .
He was married to Christine Elisabeth Venthien (1723–1782). In addition to several daughters, the marriage resulted in the later ennobled sons Gottfried Michael (1748–1811) and Balzer Peter .
See also
literature
- Report of the literary-sociable association in Stralsund on its existence during the years 1860 and 1861. Hingstsche Buchhandlung, Stralsund 1862, p. 10 ( Google books ).
- Heinrich Berghaus : Land book of the Duchy of Pomerania and the Principality of Rügen . Part 4, Vol. 1, W. Dietze, Anklam 1866, p. 912 ( digitized version ).
- Heiko Schäfer: Remarkable finds from the early 14th century from the Markt 12 property in Greifswald . In: Society for Pomeranian History and Archeology (Hrsg): Baltic studies . New series vol. 81, NG Elwert, Marburg 1995, p. 70 ( digitized version ) ..
Individual evidence
- ^ Monthly pages of the Society for Pomeranian History and Archeology . 1887, pp. 159-160.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vahl, Balzer Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Greifswald |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1718 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lassan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1792 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |