Benedikt Allgeyer
Benedikt Allgeyer (* 1815 in Wasseralfingen ; † 1849 there ) was a German organ builder .
Life
Allgeyer came from the well-known Hofener organ building dynasty Allgeyer . He was the son of the Wasseralfingen organ builder Joseph Nikolaus Allgeyer . In 1843 he married his wife Katharina Gentner (1815–1887), who was also from Wasseralfingen. This marriage produced five children. His son Karl (1846-1891) worked as a foundryman.
Allgeyer took over the organ building business from his father in 1843. He was also actively involved in maintaining music in his home town. In 1836 he founded the Sängerkranz as the first choral society in Wasseralfingen.
Due to his early death at the age of only 34, organ building in Wasseralfingen ended six years later in 1849. His family got into dire straits; his widow Katharina then ran a vinegar bar and received 1 guilder 30 kreuzer aid for the poor.
literature
- Karlheinz Bauer: Aalen Yearbook 1986. Published by the Geschichts- und Altertumsverein Aalen eV Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart and Aalen 1986
- Thomas Haller : The Allgeyer family of organ makers in Wasseralfingen and Hofen. In: Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, year: 2015, volume: 82, issue: 1, pages: 9–16, ISSN 0177-6487
Web links
- Benedikt Allgeyer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allgeyer, Benedikt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wasseralfingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1849 |
| Place of death | Wasseralfingen |