Diedrich Garlichs

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Diedrich Garlichs (born January 27, 1679 in Neuende ; † 1759 in Amsterdam ) was a merchant in Amsterdam, founder and testator of charitable and art-promoting legacies . In the literature he is also referred to as Diederich (or Dierk) Garlichs (or Garlich).

Former organ donated by Diedrich Garlichs in Jever

family

Garlichs was the only child of the eponymous Diedrich Garlichs (born February 16, 1651 Neuende, buried October 11, 1723 Jever) and his first wife Margarethe von Ohlen , who died in April 1679 just three months after the birth of the son. In his second and third marriage, the father had other children, including August Garlichs . When it was foreseeable that he would remain childless himself, he appointed this half-brother as heir.

Career

Garlichs grew up on his parents' farm in the Neuende parish in Jeverland (Friesland). As the first-born and thus the oldest son, he could not become the main heir according to the then customary Frisian youth inheritance law ( inheritance law with minority ). Probably because of his father's commercial connections, who worked as a businessman in the small Sielhafen town of Kniphausersiel in addition to farming , he moved to Amsterdam. There he took up residence and also worked as a merchant. In 1719 he married Johanna Maria Pechlin, daughter of the Leiden physician Johann Nikolaus Pechlin and thus sister of the later statesman Johann von Pechlin . But she died in 1722 without children. In 1723 he married Johanna van der Aa (* 1698), daughter from the second marriage of the important Leiden printer, publisher, bookseller and copper engraver Pieter van der Aa . Garlichs had meanwhile become wealthy and both marriages linked him to respected families. Garlich's second wife also inherited a very substantial fortune in 1748 after the death of her parents ("zeer aanzienlijke bezittingen"). This made it possible for the Garlichs to act as a patron in his old and new homeland .

Foundation of the organ in Jever and legacy

In 1728 the town church of Jever burned down. Prince Johann Ludwig II, Oberlanddrost zu Jever and Regent von Anhalt-Zerbst , had a new building begin immediately, which was inaugurated in 1736. A collection he had initiated in favor of a new organ also produced too little. From Amsterdam, Garlichs commissioned the young Johann Adam Berner to build his first self-designed organ at his own expense . Between 1750 and 1756, the organ with three manuals was the artist's greatest work. Three generations later, an art guide still says:

“The organ and canopy inside are a gift from the former Amsterdam merchant Diederich Garlichs, a born Jeveran. For the maintenance and necessary repair of the organ he put a legacy of 1,100 rthlr. out."

When the town church burned down again in 1959 as part of wood protection or roofing work on the roof structure, this organ was also destroyed. The pulpit, which according to other sources was a gift from Prince Christian August, the brother of Prince Johann Ludwig, was largely preserved. The fact that a "calculation of Garlich's [sic] legacy, intended to maintain the city church organ" can still be found in the files of the city of Jever over the next few decades, testifies to the considerable amount of the legacy. More than 80 years after the foundation, the parish quantified: “Organ capital is 1000 Rtl. Gold present. The organ is from that because. Kaufmann Garlichs in Amsterdam, and also 2000 guilders with the stipulation that the organ should be maintained from the interest of the same. "

Legacy for the Church of Fedderwarden

Garlichs also left a legacy in favor of the Fedderwarden church, which was built in 1250 .

Legacy for Amsterdam students

Garlichs, for many years presbyter of the Lutheran parish of Amsterdam, bequeathed the considerable sum of 30,000 Florentines as a legacy for needy Lutheran students in Amsterdam when he died in 1759 .

Connection to the Princely House of Zerbst

In addition to supporting the church in Jever, Garlichs kept in contact with Prince Johann Ludwig II of Zerbst-Anhalt, who ruled there. He tried to acquire pieces of jewelry and works of art that corresponded to the taste of the time and was in regular correspondence with the Garlichs in order to use his knowledge and connections. He repeatedly ordered goods of a special kind from Garlich, such as unusual ribbons based on a sample sent to us or a “MagnetStein”. For his part, Garlich kept him up to date by sending catalogs and advertisements.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Auxiliary Association for the Provincial School (Ed.) 1853: Contributions to the special history of Jeverland , 252 p., Mettiker publishing house
  2. ↑ Georg Janßen 1935: Family history from the founder and builder of the Jever church organ Dietrich Garlich . Annual Landesverein Oldenburg f. Local history u. Homeland Security, No. 7 of Nov. 10, 1935
  3. ^ Anton Fink 1970: Peasant inheritance law in Jeverland then and now . Jeverland antiquity and homeland association eV
  4. ↑ Leiden city archive: dates of the marriage of Diederick Garlich to Johanna van der Aa [1]
  5. ↑ a b Paul Gerardus Hoftijzer 1999: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733): suffering Drukker en boekverkoper ., Vol 16 of Zeven Provinciën reeks. 96 p., Verlag Uitgeverij Verloren, ISBN 9-0655-0158-4
  6. ^ A b Société Royale de Numismatique (ed.) 1908: Revue Belge de Numismatique et de Sigillographie , vol. 64, Brussels, Goemaere ( PDF )
  7. ↑ History calendar - Frisian yearbook, year 1841, 1932. ( PDF )
  8. ↑ Genealogy forum oJ: City of Jever Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.genealogie-forum.de
  9. ^ Prince Johann Ludwig II of Anhalt-Zerbst 1728: Foundation of the new building of the Jever town church [2]
  10. ^ Gerhard Anton von Halem u. a. 1796, p. 508 ff in: Blätter mixed contents, Vol. 4-6, Verlag Stalling
  11. ↑ a b Kurt Wilken 1960: The church fire in Jever on October 1, 1959 , pp. 18-25 in: Historien-Kalender - Frisisches Jahrbuch, born 1960, Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Jever
  12. ↑ State Ministry of the Duchy of Oldenburg (ed.) 1907: The architectural and art monuments of the Duchy of Oldenburg , p. 170, Fig. 147. Verlag Gerhard Stalling
  13. ^ Bernhard Schönbohm 1981: Johann Adam Berner - Jeverscher Orgelbauer , pp. 19-20 in: Well-known and famous Jeverlanders. 245 p., Verlag CL Mettcker & Sons, Jever
  14. ↑ 400 years and more at a glance - events in Jever and Jeverland [3]
  15. ↑ Ludwig Kohli 1825: Handbook of a historical-statistical-geographical description of the Duchy of Oldenburg together with the inheritance of Jever, and the two principalities of Lübeck and Birkenfeld , vol. 2, p. 350. Verlag Wilhelm Kaiser, Bremen.
  16. ↑ Pictures of the fire in the town church in Jever from 1959 [4]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / stadtkirche-jever.de  
  17. ↑ Notes from the city church accounts from January 1st to May 1st 1845, in: Jeverländische Nachrichten. Supplement to the Jeverschen Wochenblatt, No. 37, Sept. 14, p. 160
  18. ↑ St. Stephen's Church in Fedderwarden [5]
  19. ↑ State Archives Oldenburg: Files concerning the legacy donated by Dierk Garlichs to Amsterdam to the church in Fedderwarden , 1760–1763
  20. ↑ Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen (Ed.) 2009: Lower Saxony Yearbook for State History , Vol. 81, p. 245
personal data
SURNAME Garlichs, Diedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Merchant in Amsterdam, founder and testator of charitable and art-promoting legacies
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1679
PLACE OF BIRTH New end
DATE OF DEATH 1759
Place of death Amsterdam