Benjamin Heinrich Lunau

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Benjamin Heinrich Lunau (born November 15, 1797 in Lübeck ; † November 7, 1883 ibid) was a German piano maker , stepson of piano maker Johann Diedrich Rädecker senior , brother of piano maker Johann Diedrich Rädecker junior and co-owner of the Rädecker & Lunau company in Lübeck.

Life

Benjamin Heinrich Lunau was the son of Daniel Peter Lunau, a skipper in Lübeck, and Margaratha Catharina Trieloff. After the death of the father, the mother married Johann Diedrich Rädecker , a piano maker in Lübeck, in 1807 . Benjamin Heinrich learned in the workshop of his stepfather, together with his half-brother Johann Diedrich Rädecker junior, who was five years his junior. Benjamin Heinrich married Wilhelmine Catharina Fehling in 1827. Between 1820 and 1830 the company Rädecker & Lunau was founded by the father and his sons as co-owners. Benjamin Heinrich died in 1883 at the age of 86.

For the full history of the Rädecker & Lunau company, see → Johann Diedrich Rädecker senior

Remarks

  1. ^ Benjamin Heinrich Lunau was born on November 15, 1797 in Lübeck, cf. Genealogical Register Archive Lübeck.
  2. ^ Benjamin Heinrich Lunau and Wilhelmine Catharina Fehling married on December 20, 1827, cf. Genealogical Register Archive Lübeck. They had seven children: Wilhelmina (1828), Johann Hermann (1830), Ferdinand (1832), Maximilian (1835), Friedrich Wilhelm (1836), Jenny (1837) and Carl Leopold (1843), cf. Genealogical Register Archive Lübeck. None of the children followed their father into the business.
  3. ^ Benjamin Heinrich Lunau died on November 7, 1883 in Lübeck, cf. Genealogical Register Archive Lübeck.
personal data
SURNAME Lunau, Benjamin Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German piano maker
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1883
Place of death Lübeck