Balzer Peter von Vahl

Coat of arms of those von Vahl on the family grave in the old cemetery in Greifswald

Balzer Peter von Vahl (the younger) (born November 14, 1755 in Greifswald ; † September 29, 1825 there ) was a merchant, landlord and councilor. He was one of the founders of the Greifswalder Schiffergesellschaft .

Balzer Peter was a son of the merchant and member of the municipal administration Balzer Peter Vahl (the elder) from Lassan , who was Mayor of Greifswald from 1788 to 1792. Balzer Peter (the younger) was entered together with his brother Gottfried Michael (1748-1811) in 1781 as a merchant of the first estate in the town's register. In 1794 both were elevated to the nobility by a diploma from Emperor Franz II . Balzer Peter was landlord on Gahlkow, Stilow and Brünzow and feudal lord on Adlig Grellenberg.

In 1795 von Vahl was one of the founders of the Greifswalder Schiffergesellschaft, a social institution to support widows, orphans and boatmen in need.

Balzer Peter von Vahl was married to Sophia Carolina Schevenius (born November 22, 1765, † September 11, 1829). His daughter Caroline (* February 12, 1785; † October 13, 1838) was married to Dr. Carl Gesterding , who was Mayor of Greifswald from 1833. His son Carl von Vahl († December 31, 1843) took over the Gahlkow estate and in 1824 became a member of the Greifswald Civic Collegium. In 1859 the family acquired the Klein Zastrow estate through marriage .

Peter Balzers older sister, Christina Liboria (1752–1824), was married to the Greifswald council pharmacist Johann Karl Schildener (1739–1803). Their son was the Greifswald professor Karl Schildener .

literature

Manfred Thies: v. Vahl, Balzer Peter. In: The old cemetery . Greifswald 2004, ISBN 3-00-014790-X , p. 56.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 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, pp. 68-70 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Vahl, Balzer Peter from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German businessman and councilor in Greifswald
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH	September 29, 1825
Place of death	Greifswald

[HS-1] 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, pp. 68-70 ( digitized version ).