Emil Bassermann-Jordan

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Portrait medallion from tombstone, Deidesheim cemetery

Emil Bassermann , from 1883 Bassermann-Jordan (born April 12, 1835 in Mannheim , † December 23, 1915 in Deidesheim ) was a Palatinate winery owner and banker .

family

Bassermann came from the wealthy Baden-Palatinate merchant family Bassermann , who appeared for the first time with Frater Johannes Bassermann de Radegishusen ( Riddagshausen Monastery near Braunschweig ) and whose direct line of roots began with Dietrich Bassermann (1615-1682) in Hanau . Johann Christoph Bassermann married the wealthy widow Katharina Parvinci in 1736 and bought the inn “To the Three Kings” in Heidelberg from his mother-in-law , which laid the foundation for the rapid social and economic rise of the Bassermanns. His grandfather Friedrich Ludwig Bassermann was one of the most important Mannheim entrepreneurs and bankers. Bassermann's father was Friedrich Daniel Bassermann , one of the most famous liberal politicians at the time of the March Revolution .

Bassermann married on June 9, 1864 in Deidesheim Auguste Jordan (* May 18, 1841 in Deidesheim; † January 25, 1899 in Cannes , France ), the daughter of the Deidesheim mayor and district administrator Ludwig Andreas Jordan (1811-1883), member of the Bavarian state parliament , Member of the Reichstag and winery owner, and the Seraphine Buhl (1813-1870). His sons were Ludwig Bassermann-Jordan (1869-1914), 1905-1914 Mayor Deidesheim, the viticulture - historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872-1959) and the art historian Ernst von Bassermann-Jordan (1876-1932).

The Bavarian permission for naming as " Bassermann-Jordan " was granted on September 17, 1883 at Linderhof Palace .

Life

Tomb, Deidesheim cemetery

Bassermann was a royal Bavarian councilor , owner of a winery in the Palatinate , banker and co-founder of several banks , including the Rheinische Hypothekenbank and the Pfälzische Hypothekenbank.

Under the leadership of Bassermann, the former Jordan wine estate expanded considerably, as did his house holdings; 21 houses in Deidesheim and one each in Ruppertsberg and Forst were included. The Gewürztraminer cultivation was particularly encouraged by Bassermann ; In addition, the transition from private sale to regular auction operation of his wines took place under him. Through an important foundation, he made it possible for the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich to excavate the Orchomenos Castle and the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina under the direction of Adolf Furtwängler .

After the death of his wife Auguste in 1899, he left the management of his estate, which is now the privy councilor Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan is called his sons Ludwig and Friedrich.

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SURNAME Bassermann-Jordan, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bassermann, Emil (until 1883)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Palatine winery owner and banker
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1915
Place of death Deidesheim