Franz Wilhelm Oligschläger

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Oligschläger's monument in Pattscheid

Franz Wilhelm Oligschläger , probably Ohligschläger , (born April 16, 1809 in Pattscheid , † August 10, 1877 in Solingen ), was a German historian , botanist and pharmacist from the Bergisches Land .

Oligschläger (as he wrote himself in contrast to official documents without the "h") came from a simple farm worker family, but found in the pastor Johannes Löh a supporter of his talent and advocate, which enabled him to study " surgery " in August 1828 of the then still young Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . Despite successful studies, he left the university early and returned to his home country. There he gained a reputation as a specialist in medicinal plants. From August 1834, Oligschläger was a member of the Botanical Association on the Middle and Lower Rhine . Later he turned to the history of his Bergisch homeland. He tried his hand at printing and bookselling and founded several newspapers, but failed each time.

In 1852 Oligschläger emigrated to the USA and initially worked temporarily as a pharmacist and "drugist". From 1855 to 1856 he ran a practice in Williamsburg (now Brooklyn , New York City ) as a doctor , surgeon and obstetrician . Between 1858 and 1868 he changed his place of residence several times between the Bergisches Land and Übersee before he finally settled back in his home country. There he founded the “Nagelsbaumer Reading Club”, which still exists today, in 1871. In 1872 he moved to Solingen, where he found a job in the city archive. The repertory of the older papers of the Solingen town hall , which he wrote there in 1873, is still used as a local historical source.

Today Oligschläger's monument adorns the small park in Pattscheid . His estate is kept in the Leverkusen City Archives.

literature

  • Fritz Hinrichs: FW Oligschläger. A reminder and reflection. (= Books of the Bergische Heimat , Volume 4.) Solingen 1927.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members of the Botanical Association on the Middle and Lower Rhine as of July 31, 1836
  2. ^ Proof of the Oligschläger estate in the Leverkusen City Archives on the homepage of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Archives
personal data
SURNAME Oligschläger, Franz Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ohligschläger, Franz Wilhelm (alternative spelling in official documents)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, botanist and pharmacist
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Pattscheid , Germany
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1877
Place of death Solingen , Germany