Carl Tomaselli the Elder

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Carl Tomaselli the Elder (born October 7, 1809 in Vienna , † February 8, 1887 in Salzburg ) was the founder of Café Tomaselli .

Life

Tomaselli was the son of the court opera singer Giuseppe Tomaselli and his second wife Antonia Honikel. The actors Franz , Ignaz and Katharina were his siblings.

With his mother's dowry, a café was added to the family. Tomaselli trained as a confectioner and later took over this business. With effect from March 12, 1852 he acquired the Staiger coffee house on the Alter Markt from Josefa Staiger ; the purchase price was 36,000 guilders.

Tomaselli married Mathilde Fuchs (1814–1887) and had a son with her; Carl . He later continued to run Café Tomaselli .

Tomb of the Tomaselli family at the Salzburg municipal cemetery

Tomaselli died at the age of 77 on February 8, 1887 in Salzburg and found his final resting place (together with his wife) in the Salzburg municipal cemetery .

literature

  • Gerhard Ammerer : The Tomaselli and the Salzburg coffee house tradition since 1700 . Brandstätter Verlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-902510-22-6 .
  • Walburg Schobersberg: From the vaulted café to the literary café. In: Salzburg Archive. Volume 10, 1995, Volume 20, p. 328 ff.
personal data
SURNAME Tomaselli, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tomaselli, Carl the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian coffeehouse owner
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1887
Place of death Salzburg