Eduard Moll (politician)
Eduard Moll (born March 9, 1814 in Osnabrück , † October 18, 1896 in Mannheim ) was Lord Mayor of Mannheim from 1870 to 1891 .
Life
In 1840 the businessman Eduard Moll was a co-founder of the Helmreich, Moll & Comp company. , which manufactured wire pins and spring springs in Wieblingen . In 1844 he acquired citizenship in Mannheim. There he was involved in the trade guild or the trade cooperative. During the March Revolution in 1848 Moll was a co-founder of two patriotic associations that stood up for German unity and freedom. In 1860 he became a member of the Mannheim Chamber of Commerce . From 1864 he was Vice President, from 1866 President (until 1870).
From 1861 Moll was a member of the Great Citizens' Committee in Mannheim and the Second Chamber of the Baden state estates (until 1869). In 1864 he was elected to the city council. In 1870 he won against the incumbent Ludwig Achenbach the election of First Mayor, at that time the title of mayor. In 1874, the new Baden town code replaced the title of First Mayor with Lord Mayor . A year later, Moll was re-elected to his office, also in 1885. In the summer of 1891 Eduard Moll announced his early resignation due to reasons of age.
Moll was a member of the Mannheim Masonic Lodge Carl zur Eintracht .
Appreciation of political activity
Moll's 21-year term in office, to this day the second longest of a Mannheim mayor, was characterized by the extremely dynamic development of the city. From 1871 to 1890 the population increased from 39,600 to 79,058.
Moll promoted the economy by campaigning for the necessary infrastructure. So he was able to open the Mühlauhafen in 1875 and the inland port in 1887. The main train station was relocated and inaugurated in its current location in 1876. He was also committed to the Rhine Valley Railway , which was built as a direct rail link to Karlsruhe via Rheinau, Schwetzingen and Hockenheim.
Moll also had the basic supply in mind. In 1880 he submitted a report on the construction of the new gas works in Mannheim . In 1889 the water tower , today the town's landmark, was completed and a central drinking water supply was built for the first time. With the choice of the location, the expansion of the city to the east was initiated.
Moll also developed the promotion of the poor and education. In 1863 the first secondary school for girls was opened, and in 1870 the first mixed denominational school was opened.
Honors
Eduard Moll has received numerous awards for his life's work. In 1875 he was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st Class and in 1891 the Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion . In the same year he was the first head of Mannheim to be honored with honorary citizenship . A street in the eastern part of the city was named after him, as was a school in 1900. The Moll-Gymnasium in Niederfeld goes back to this .
literature
- Friedrich Walter in: Baden biographies . Heidelberg 1906
- Walter Spannagel: Eduard Moll . In: Ulrich Nieß (Ed.): The highest distinction in the city: 42 Mannheim honorary citizens in portrait . Mannheim 2002, ISBN 3-926260-55-6
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Gerhard Weber: Eduard Moll, Lord Mayor of Mannheim from 1870-1891. (PDF, 204 kB) Mannheim City Archives, accessed on July 22, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minor, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord Mayor of Mannheim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osnabrück |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1896 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |