Carl Tomaselli the Elder
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 .
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.
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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 |