Clemens Martini (textile industrialist, 1799)

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Karl Clemens Martini (born December 12, 1799 in Biberach an der Riss ; † August 3, 1862 in Augsburg ) was a German textile industrialist in Augsburg.

biography

family

Martini was a son of the Biberach surgeon Joseph Xaver Alexius Martini and his second wife Maria Carolina, nee. Zinc. This marriage gave birth to ten children, of whom Eberhard Karl , Ferdinand Candidus and Ludwig Sebastian Martini became famous as doctors . Another brother was the painter Karl Anton Martini . Clemens Martini received a commercial training in Meßkirch and in Switzerland .

Work for a textile wholesaler

Martini began his professional career as a sales representative for the textile wholesaler Georg Heinzelmann based in Kaufbeuren . In 1829 Heinzelmann had a flax breaking machine invented in the United States patented for the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Bavaria , while Martini obtained the patent for the Kingdom of Württemberg . Thanks to the help of his brother Ludwig Martini, who was living in Vienna at the time, he also had a decisive influence on obtaining the patent for Austria . The machine does not seem to have established itself on the market, but Heinzelmann gained a positive impression of Martini's commitment.

Purchase of a manufacture

With the steadily increasing textile production, especially from Augsburg companies, the need for companies in the field of textile finishing also grew .

In 1832, Martini acquired by the creditors of the company of Molo & Comp. for 7,000 guilders a bleached goods located on the Lochbach in Haunstetten . The price was very cheap for the time. However, two previous owners had already had to file for bankruptcy and the old lawn bleaching business had been run by various tenants for several years without much success.

The businessman Martini had sufficient experience from his time at Heinzelmann to know that if he wanted to be successful, he had to restructure the artisanal business into a modern industrial company . With his partner Georg Heinzelmann, he had the financially strong partner he needed until he left in 1840. However, he also received half of the income for his participation . He brought his brother, the experienced dyer Friedrich (called Fritz) Martini, into the company for technical support .

Establishment of an industrial company

In 1833 Martini, who was initially only allowed to bleach canvas and calico , was also granted the license to dye and finish linen and cotton fabrics.

In the first few years Martini only supplied customers in its old area of ​​activity Upper Swabia , then the company began to expand at home and abroad . Most of the work was done for someone else's account, and some of the company's own fabrics were also finished. In order to be able to meet the increasing demand , Martini continued to expand the factory in Haunstetten. In 1842 the power of three water wheels was used. In addition, the first steam engine was already being planned. The bleaching and dyeing works had been expanded. Four mangles , two calenders as well as clarifying and drying machines were available for finishing . Work partly for third parties, partly for own account.

Cooperation with Johann Georg Käß

In 1847 Martini succeeded in negotiating the joint use of the building from his relative Johann Georg Käß , who had acquired the former Froelich'sche bleaching and finishing plant on Hanreibach in Augsburg. In the following year he took over the business completely as a branch of the Haunstetten plant and invested in modern technical equipment. Käß remained a silent partner . The textile finishing company Martini was soon a leader in its kind in Germany. The factories in Haunstetten and Augsburg, which employed a total of 70 workers, had meanwhile made the leap from manual to industrial production. The products from Martini & Cie . still through very high quality.

The collaboration between Martini and Käß was not without tension. The two separated in 1860. Martini and his brother took over the Augsburg plant, Käß took over the somewhat larger Haunstetter parent company, which was only created for the Martini & Cie. Company by the next generation but one. could be bought back.

Succession planning

Martini, like his brother who worked for the company, remained unmarried. Therefore, he made sure in good time that two of his nephews, the cousins Wilhelm Martini and Victor Martini , could succeed in the company.

Appreciation

1973: Martinistraße in Augsburg-Haunstetten is named after the company founder Clemens Martini.

literature

  • General newspaper. Supplement to the general newspaper of August 30, 1824 . No. 161. Munich 1824, p. 647. Digitized
  • Report of the highest ordered Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission on the industrial exhibition that took place in Munich in 1834 from the 8 districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Verlag J. Rösl, Munich 1835, p. 191. Digitized
  • Report on the industrial exhibition of the royal Bavarian government district of Swabia and Neuburg in Augsburg from September 4 to October 17, 1852 . Volkhart publishing house, Augsburg 1852, p. 191. Digitized
  • Intelligence gazette and weekly gazette of the royal Bavarian Hreis capital Augsburg from January 11, 1826 . No. 3. Print Brinhaußer, Augsburg 1826, p. 13. Digitized
  • Annual report on the Royal District Agricultural and Commercial School of Swabia and Neuburg. In addition to an appendix about the craft holiday school in Augsburg. Announced at the end of the academic year 1842/43 . Printing Lauter´sche Buchdruckerei, Augsburg 1843, p. 7 f. Digitized
  • Royal Bavarian Police Gazette of Munich from April 24, 1811 . No. 33. Publishing house of the Bavarian Police Directorate, Munich 1811, p. 175 f. Digitized
  • Collection of the German trade registers. Edited with the central organ for the German trade stand . Vol. 2, 1863, No. 16. Verlag DuMont-Schauberg, Cologne 1863, p. 57. Digitized
  • Collection of laws for the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns . Vol. 11. Verlag Hof- und Staats-Aerarial-Druckerei, Vienna 1833, p. 950. Digitized
  • G. Decher: The technical schools in Augsburg in the academic year 1850/51. Invitation to the exams of the students of the technical colleges in Augsburg at the end of the academic year 1850/51. Pressure Albr. Volkhart, Augsburg 1851, p. 34 ff. Digitized
  • Max Flad: Augsburg business captains who came from Upper Swabia. In: Zeit und Heimat from December 15, 1983. Supplement to the Schwäbische Zeitung. Edition Biberach an der Riss. Special print . Volume 26, No. 3. Digitized version
  • Friedrich Benedikt Wilhelm von Hermann: Report of the assessment commission at the general German industrial exhibition in Munich in 1854 . Published by Georg Franz, Munich 1855. p. 27. Digitized
  • Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission (Hrsg.): Report of the highest ordered Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission on the industrial exhibition held in Munich in 1834 from the 8 districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria . 2nd Edition. Verlag J. Rösl, Munich 1836, p. 189 f. Digitized
  • Ferdinand August Oldenburg: The factories of Augsburg and glimpses of the European industry and trade exhibitions . Verlag der Matthias Rieger'schen Buchhandlung, Augsburg 1850, p. 27 f. Digitized
  • Hector Rössler: Detailed report on the general German industrial exhibition in Mainz organized by the trade association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1842 . Commission Gustav Jonghaus, Darmstadt 1843, p. 33 f. Digitized
  • Heinrich Weber (Ed.): Journal for traders and friends of trades from December 31, 1929 . Vol. 3, No. 20. Verlag August Rücker, Berlin 1829/30, p. 316. Digitized
  • Wolfgang Zorn: '' Commercial and industrial history of Bavarian Swabia 1648–1870. Economic, social and cultural history of Swabian entrepreneurship. Publications of the Swabian Research Foundation at the Commission for Bavarian State History. Series 1. Studies on the History of Bavarian Swabia '' . Vol. 6. Verlag der Schwäbische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Augsburg 1961.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clemens Martini's obituary notice. In: Augsburger Tagblatt. No. 213. S. 1853. August 5, 1862, accessed on August 9, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Max Flad: Augsburg business captains who came from Upper Swabia . In: Zeit und Heimat from December 15, 1983. Supplement to the Schwäbische Zeitung. Edition Biberach an der Riss. Special print . Volume 26, No. 3 . Society for Home Care, Biberach 1983, p. 55 ff .
  3. ↑ Some secondary sources mention an alleged follow-up employment by Martinis at the Augsburg bank Heinzelmann. However, no contemporary source for such activity could be found
  4. ^ Collection of laws for the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns . tape 11 . Verlag Hof- und Staats-Aerarial-Druckerei, Vienna 1833, p. 950 .
  5. ^ Request from Clemens Martini in Biberach for a patent for a flax breaking machine. In: German Digital Library. Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, May 4, 2017, accessed on August 9, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Heinrich Weber (Ed.): Journal for traders and friends of trades from December 31, 1829 . tape 3 , no. 20 . Verlag August Rücker, Berlin 1830, p. 316 .
  7. ^ Royal Bavarian Police Gazette of Munich of April 24, 1811 . No. 33 . Publishing house of the Bavarian Police Directorate, Munich 1811, p. 175 f .
  8. ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung. Supplement to the general newspaper of August 30, 1824 . No. 161 . Munich 1824, p. 647 .
  9. ^ Intelligence gazette and weekly gazette of the royal Bavarian district capital Augsburg of January 11, 1826 . No. 3 . Printed by Brinhaußer, Augsburg 1826, p. 13 .
  10. ↑ Max Flad: Augsburg business captains who came from Upper Swabia . In: Zeit und Heimat from December 15, 1983. Supplement to the Schwäbische Zeitung. Edition Biberach an der Riss. Special print . Volume 26, No. 3 . Society for Home Care, Biberach 1983, p. 55 ff .
  11. ^ Wolfgang Zorn: Trade and Industrial History of Bavarian Swabia. 1648-1870 . In: Economic, social and cultural history of Swabian entrepreneurship. Publications of the Swabian Research Foundation at the Commission for Bavarian State History. Studies on the history of Bavarian Swabia . tape 6 . Verlag der Schwäbische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Augsburg 1961, p. 135 ff .
  12. ^ Hector Rössler: Detailed report on the general German industrial exhibition in Mainz organized by the trade association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1842 . Gustav Jonghaus Commission, Darmstadt 1843, p. 33 f .
  13. ^ Wolfgang Zorn: Trade and Industrial History of Bavarian Swabia. 1648-1870 . In: Economic, social and cultural history of Swabian entrepreneurship. Publications of the Swabian Research Foundation at the Commission for Bavarian State History. Studies on the history of Bavarian Swabia . tape 6 . Verlag der Schwäbische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Augsburg 1961, p. 154 f .
  14. ^ Ferdinand August Oldenburg: The factories of Augsburg and views of the European industry and trade exhibitions . Verlag der Matthias Rieger'schen Buchhandlung, Augsburg 1850, p. 27 f .
  15. ↑ Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission (ed.): Report of the highest ordered Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission on the industrial exhibition held in Munich in 1834 from the 8 districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria . 2nd Edition. Verlag J. Rösl, Munich 1836, p. 189 f .
  16. ^ Hector Rössler: Detailed report on the general German industrial exhibition in Mainz organized by the trade association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1842 . Gustav Jonghaus Commission, Darmstadt 1843, p. 33 f .
  17. ^ Ferdinand August Oldenburg: The factories of Augsburg and views of the European industry and trade exhibitions . Verlag der Matthias Rieger'schen Buchhandlung, Augsburg 1850, p. 27 f .
  18. ^ Wolfgang Zorn: Trade and Industrial History of Bavarian Swabia. 1648-1870 . In: Economic, social and cultural history of Swabian entrepreneurship. Publications of the Swabian Research Foundation at the Commission for Bavarian State History. Studies on the history of Bavarian Swabia . tape 6 . Verlag der Schwäbische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Augsburg 1961, p. 154 f .
  19. ^ Ferdinand August Oldenburg: The factories of Augsburg and views of the European industry and trade exhibitions . Verlag der Matthias Rieger'schen Buchhandlung, Augsburg 1850, p. 27 f .
  20. ↑ Report of the highest ordered Royal Bavarian Ministerial Commission on the industrial exhibition held in Munich in 1834 from the 8 districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Verlag J. Rösl, Munich 1835, p. 191 .
  21. ^ Report on the industrial exhibition of the royal Bavarian government district of Swabia and Neuburg in Augsburg from September 4 to October 17, 1852 . Volkhart publishing house, Augsburg 1852, p. 191 .
  22. ^ Friedrich Benedikt Wilhelm von Hermann: Report of the assessment commission at the general German industrial exhibition in Munich in 1854 . Published by Georg Franz, Munich 1855, p. 27 .
  23. ^ Wolfgang Zorn: Trade and Industrial History of Bavarian Swabia. 1648-1870 . In: Economic, social and cultural history of Swabian entrepreneurship. Publications of the Swabian Research Foundation at the Commission for Bavarian State History. Studies on the history of Bavarian Swabia . tape 6 . Verlag der Schwäbische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Augsburg 1961, p. 169 .
  24. ^ Annual report on the Royal District Agricultural and Commercial School of Swabia and Neuburg. In addition to an appendix about the craft holiday school in Augsburg. Announced at the end of the academic year 1842/43 . Printing Lauter´sche Buchdruckerei, Augsburg 1843, p. 7th f .
  25. ↑ G. Decher: The technical schools in Augsburg in the academic year 1850/51. Invitation to the exams of the students of the technical colleges in Augsburg at the end of the academic year 1850/51 . Pressure Albr. Volkhart, Augsburg 1851, p. 34 ff .
  26. ↑ Max Flad: Augsburg business captains who came from Upper Swabia . In: Zeit und Heimat from December 15, 1983. Supplement to the Schwäbische Zeitung. Edition Biberach an der Riss. Special print . Volume 26, No. 3 . Society for Home Care, Biberach 1983, p. 55 ff .
  27. ^ Collection of the German trade registers. Edited with the central organ for the German trade stand . tape 2, 1863 , no. 16 . Publishing house DuMont-Schauberg, Cologne 1863, p. 57 .
  28. ^ Günther Grünsteudel / Wolfgang Wüst: Martini. In: Augsburger Stadtlexikon. May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Martini, Clemens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martini, Klemens; Martini, Karl Clemens (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German textile industrialist in Augsburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH Biberach an der Riss
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1862
Place of death augsburg