Emilie Schaezler

Emilie Freifrau von Schaezler, born von Froelich (born January 26, 1802 in Augsburg , † September 28, 1852 in Munich ) was a German philanthropist and founder .

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Her parents were the banker and calico factory owner Christoph von Froelich , who was raised to the Bavarian nobility in 1821, and his wife Friederike von Froelich, née. Homely. At the age of 17 she married the banker and entrepreneur Ferdinand Benedikt Schaezler from the Schaezler dynasty of Augsburg . The marriage resulted in two sons.

The Freifrau was particularly involved in the field of infant education. She supported the teacher Johann Georg Wirth , who was the first in 1834 on behalf of the city of Augsburg

Inscription on the grave slab of the family grave

Founded a toddler school. In Augsburg, the noblewoman donated and supported several infant care institutions and was significantly involved in the establishment of the women's association for the promotion of the purposes of the small children's institutions in Augsburg . Thanks to the Schaezlers' relationship with the Bavarian royal family, they were able to win over Queen Therese of Bavaria to take over the protectorate for the association. At Emilie von Schaezler's request, the socially committed national mother visited the Augsburg social institutions for small children in June 1841. Emilie von Schaezler was buried in the family grave in the Protestant cemetery in Augsburg.

In Augsburg, Emilienstraße commemorates the baroness.

literature

• E. Findel, I. Löffler, A. Schmucker (Eds.): Augsburger Frauenlexikon , Augsburg 2006, p. 247