Friedrich August Ermel

Street sign of Ermelstrasse in Dresden with information board

Friedrich August Ermel (born August 3, 1740 in Dresden ; † April 7, 1812 there ) was a Dresden judge, city councilor and mayor .

Life

Ermel was the son of the Electoral Saxon court doctor Johann Friedrich Ermel (1696–1764) and grandson of Georg Ermel (1659–1745). Friedrich August Ermel studied law in Leipzig and obtained a doctorate in law. Ermel's son was Friedrich Christian Ermel (1773-1826), who also had a doctorate in law. In 1824 he set up the foundation for the construction of a birthing house ( Ermelhaus ).

Political activity

In 1777 he was deputy magistrate of the city of Dresden and bought the winery property with manor Friedstein in the Kötzschenbrodaer Weinbergsflur, about 12 kilometers west of Dresden, since 1839 Niederlößnitz , today a district of Radebeul , for 8,500 thalers .

Since 1770 Ermel was a member of the Dresden City Council. On May 1, 1785, Ermel was appointed treasurer in the city council of Dresden under the first mayor Johann August Otto . In addition, he was co-inspector for the St. Sophia and St. Anne's Churches. In 1787 Ermel took over the administration as mayor. According to the council order of 1470, which is still partly in force, there was always one ruling and two dormant councilors at that time. The same rhythm applied to the three elected mayors. So they always changed in the order of governing - associate - resting mayors. Ermel remained in the council until his death in 1812 and was the governing mayor of the council.

In the course of taking office as mayor, Ermel sold the Altfriedstein mansion. In 1799 he lived in the Große Brüdergasse south of the residential palace .

Honors

Ermelstrasse in Dresden- Striesen has been named after him since 1892.

Web links

• Article in Stadtwiki Dresden , accessed on October 5, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Altfriedstein. ndlz.keepfree.de, accessed on October 5, 2012 . 
2. ^ Matthias Griebel: Dresdner Geschichtsbuch, Vol. 5 , Druckerei zu Altenburg, 1999, p. 22.
3. ^ Johann Christian Hasche: Magazin der Sächsischen Geschichte, second part , Dresden, 1785, p. 311.
4. ^ Dresden for the useful knowledge of its houses and their inhabitants 1799. genealogy.net, accessed on October 5, 2012 . 
5. ^ Streets and squares in Striesen. dresdner-stadtteile.de, accessed on September 14, 2013 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Wilhelm Axt (until 1804) August Gottfried Clausnitzer (from 1807)	Mayor of Dresden 1787 - 1812	Johann August Otto (until 1803) Christian Gottfried Heyme (from 1803)