Carl Obermayer
Carl (von) Obermayer (born 1811 in Kriegshaber ; died 1889 in Vienna ) was a German banker .
Life
Carl Obermayer was born in 1811 to Isidor Obermayer and Nanette Obermayer (née Kusel) (1794–1856) in Kriegshaber near Augsburg. In 1846 he was appointed Consul of the United States of America in Bavaria. From 1853 to 1867, he succeeded his father as chairman of the Jewish community in Augsburg.
In the Bavarian military, Obermayer was made a colonel and commanded the Augsburg Landwehr from 1862 to 1869 . With this rank he is considered the highest ranking Jewish officer in Bavarian military history.
In 1869 Obermayer was ennobled by the King of Württemberg. However, he was denied the right to use this title in Bavaria. Obermayer then turned his back on Bavaria and moved to Vienna.
After his death in 1889, Obermayer was transferred back to Bavaria and buried in the Jewish cemetery in Kriegshaber .
literature
- Franz Josef Merkl: The Jewish banker Carl von Obermayer as a military reformer . 2007, pages 147-199.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Günther Grünsteudel , Günter Hägele, Rudolf Frankenberger (ed.): Augsburger Stadtlexikon. 2nd Edition. Perlach, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-922769-28-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obermayer, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Obermayer, Karl; from Obermayer, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warlords |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1889 |
| Place of death | Vienna |