Friedrich August Alexander Eversmann

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Friedrich August Alexander Eversmann

Friedrich August Alexander Eversmann (born October 8, 1759 in Brachwitz , † October 27, 1837 in Berlin ) was a Prussian technologist, mining clerk and publicist. It was of importance for the promotion of mining and trade, especially in Westphalia and Silesia .

Live and act

Eversmann was the son of a Prussian war and domain councilor at the Magdeburg Chamber . His paternal grandfather was Rudolf Wilhelm Eversmann, a former valet and chief steward of King Friedrich Wilhelm I. He first studied law in Halle and later switched to a natural science degree. Eversmann joined the Prussian mining administration in 1780 after completing his studies. In the following time he accompanied Minister Friedrich Anton von Heynitz on his inspection trips to the factories, factories and mines in various regions of Prussia . Because of his thorough reporting, Eversmann was appointed Mining Commissioner in 1781. In 1783 his activities shifted to the western part of Prussia when he became factory commissioner for the county of Mark . Its main task was to promote the economic development of the metal goods industry in particular. For this purpose, Eversmann traveled through the English industrial areas on behalf of and at the expense of the state until 1784.

Rightly suspected of industrial espionage there, after his return, Eversmann tried to put the knowledge he gained into practice as Bergrat in Wetter. This included the coal railway near Hattingen , built at his suggestion in 1787, to transport coal from the Ruhr to Ruhrort . In 1786 Eversmann was primarily responsible for the procurement of a steam engine from England for the coal mine in Tarnowitz . This machine, designed by James Watt, is considered to be the first steam engine in Prussia. He also introduced zinc production from calamine in 1798 in Silesia . In 1791 he was appointed war and tax council at the war and domain chamber in Hamm . As such, he campaigned for needle production in Altena . Certainly doubtful from a later point of view, he advocated a sewing needle factory in order to create income opportunities for children as well. He also participated in the development of a desulfurization process for hard coal and thus in the development of coke production. He also introduced technical improvements in the area of ​​linen production, for example in the Ravensberger Land .

Eversmann's journalistic work was also important. In 1804 he published a book about " iron and steel production on waterworks in the countries between Lahn and Lippe." “Today this is an important source for the economic situation in Westphalia before the breakthrough of the industrial revolution . In addition, he published numerous articles for the Westfälischer Anzeiger. After the transition of the Prussian western territories to France in 1807, Eversmann initially continued to work at the old position. In 1809, however, he was dismissed as politically unreliable and emigrated to Russia , where he initially managed mining and smelting works in the Urals and in 1812 he set up an arms factory with German specialists. In 1818 he retired and returned to Prussia in 1819.

family

His first marriage was Marianne in 1787 (1765–1809), the daughter of the Iserlohn merchant Johann Hermann Loebbecke. In 1810 he married Helena Hedwig Preyler in Moscow. His twelve children include: Eduard Friedrich Eversmann (1794–1860), Ludwig (Lewis, Louis) (1799 in Hagen - 1858), who lived in Bonn and accompanied Gottfried Duden to the Missouri in 1824 , and Julius (1805–?) His Tried luck in Mexico and returned to Germany. Ludwig bought a 130 acre farm and in January 1827 married Anna McLean (1809–1872), daughter of David and Leanna Oldham McLeean of Kentucky .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 253 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ^ Anna Eversmann in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Charles Van Ravenswaay: The Arts and Architecture of German Settlements in Missouri ; P. 23
  4. ↑ Dorris Keeven-Franke: Warren County ; P. 8
  5. ↑ http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/invent/3743.pdf
personal data
SURNAME Eversmann, Friedrich August Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian technologist, mountain official and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Brachwitz (Wettin-Löbejün)
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1837
Place of death Berlin