Friedrich August Lorentzen

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Friedrich August Lorentzen (born October 23, 1765 in Oldesloe ; † September 7, 1842 in Itzehoe ) was a German pharmacist.

Life

Friedrich August Lorentzen was a son of the pharmacist Christian August Lorentzen (born November 23, 1713 in Eutin ; † March 12, 1795 in Oldesloe) and his wife Christina Mang, née Pistolsky (baptized January 27 in Oldesloe). After training as a pharmacist in Hamburg , he probably completed a medical degree at the University of Copenhagen. In 1788 he passed the pharmaceutical exam there. In 1879 he published his "Chemical-Physical Examination of Fire", with which he received his doctorate in 1806 at the medical faculty of the University of Kiel.

Löwen Pharmacy in Bad Oldesloe

From 1788 Lorentzen headed his father's Löwen pharmacy, which had belonged to the family since 1753. After the city fire of 1798, he had the pharmacy rebuilt and larger; it is now a listed building. In 1827 he founded a branch in Ahrensburg . In Oldesloe he also practiced as a doctor. His son Julius Theodor took over both pharmacies in 1832, but died five years later. The pharmacies therefore went to new owners who did not belong to the family before Lorentzen's death.

Commitment to the infrastructure of Oldesloe

Lorentzen tried for the first time in 1796 to get a seat in the council of Oldesloe. In 1802 his efforts were successful: the magistrate described him as the man who "qualified most excellently for this position". Lorentzen focused on the city's saltworks, which had been mining salt since before 1150. Due to the low salt content of the brine, changing owners had never been able to make a profit. The salt works belonged to the king since 1797.

Lorentzen described in an extensive paper how the profitability of the saline could be increased. However, his suggestions for improvement were not heard. He shared the opinion of the natural scientist Henrich Steffens that Oldesloe has its own salt spring, which is actually not the case, as a salt dome from Bad Segeberg feeds the salt water from Oldesloe.

Bath tub from 1813

In 1806 Lorentzen was promoted to administrator and in 1812 to senior director of the salt works. He had salt springs drilled at his own expense and in 1812 found a sulfur spring. He immediately recognized the possibility of turning Oldesloe into a healing and spa based on this. He presented his ideas to the king, who in March 1813 approved the construction of a bathing establishment on the saltworks. He appointed Lorentzen as overseer for the project, for which the saline treasury was to pay.

With the help of the doctor Franz Hagelstein, who practiced in Oldesloe, the pool quickly became very popular. Then large spa facilities, parks and open-air pools were built in order to be able to compete with the seaside resorts. The city received visits from drama groups, a spa orchestra and a casino, making it popular with nobles. Horse races, which took place in cooperation with Duke Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg , also helped from 1830 to 1836 .

Lorentzen campaigned for the construction of the Alster-Trave Canal , which should better develop the city and help the salt works. In 1818 he took part in a competition organized by the Hamburg Society for the Advancement of the Arts and Useful Trades and wrote for this in 1820 “Via a canal connection between the Elbe and the Baltic Sea via the Alster and Trave”. He calculated the costs in it and incorporated a map drawn up by artillery officer Heinrich von Justi after his measurements and leveling. Lorentzen was the only participant in the competition and still received a prize for the quality of his work. The society made him an honorary member and awarded Justi a medal.

The competition took place as part of a long-running public debate. The discussion received new impulses with the continental closure announced by Napoleon and his intention to build the Canal de la Seine à la Baltique, which was to connect the Seine with the Baltic Sea. The cartographer Heinrich Ludwig Behrens , who had worked for Napoleon's canal project, suggested expanding the Stecknitz Canal . The city of Kiel discussed old plans to build a canal that would connect the Eider and the Stör . Claus Hinrich Christensen checked these considerations for the Copenhagen General Customs Chamber and Commerce College for technical feasibility. Land inspector Andreas Christopher Gudme campaigned for Christensen's project before the end of Christensen's exams.

Lorentzen got into a hard conflict with Gudme with his plan. He said that the height difference for the project proposed by Lorentzen was too great and the amount of water too small to operate an Alster-Beste canal . In addition, this connection would only be helpful for Hamburg and Lübeck, while Christensen's plans would help Kiel and above all support the export of grain from Denmark and the duchies.

In 1821 and 1822 Lorentzen worked out further plans how to connect the Plöner See with the Trave and how to navigate the Schwentine from the Plöner See to the Kieler Förde with ships. Lorentzen's suggestions were not implemented, as was the canal projected by the city of Kiel. Only the Stecknitz Canal was modernized for the last time in 1821.

Lorentzen was also committed to better country roads in Holstein, also to promote bathing in Bad Oldesloe. At the time, John Loudon McAdam invented the macadam pavement named after him , for which Lorentzen campaigned. In 1825, the city council of Bad Oldesloe approved his proposal to relocate a small stretch of road on a trial basis. This attempt ended positively.

Towards the end of life, the importance of the baths run by Lorentzen waned. In 1815 he was appointed judicial councilor and received the Dannebrogorden . In 1835 he resigned as director of the baths and salt works inspector.

Political activities

Lorentzen belonged to an association that wanted to collect money for a road that would connect Bad Oldesloe with Hamburg. However, he did not agree and preferred a road from Kiel to Altona . The Altona-Kieler Chaussee was built from 1830 to 1832. In 1838 the Hanseatic cities received approval for the construction of the Altona-Lübecker Chaussee , which ran from Lübeck via Bad Oldesloe to Altona, but not through Hamburg. A direct connection from Hamburg to Lübeck was only opened in 1843. Lorentzen also failed with these projects because of the transport policy concepts of the two Hanseatic cities.

Lorentzen was active as chairman of the district association of the Schleswig-Holstein Patriotic Society. In the elections at the turn of the year 1840/41, he moved into the Holstein assembly of estates for the 9th electoral district (Oldesloe-Segeberg) . On July 7th, 1842, as age president, he led the opening of the 4th Holstein Estates Assembly in Itzehoe. He fell ill a short time later and therefore no longer spoke up. On August 8, 1842, he gave back his mandate and before his death did not make it back to Bad Oldesloe, where he was buried.

family

On June 15, 1790 Lorentzen married Christina Johanna Lang (* July 16, 1772; † January 26, 1808) in Lübeck. Her father Friedrich Lang was a Lübeck businessman and married to Sophia Elsabe, née Kohpreis. From this marriage there were 14 children, 8 of whom died young. When he died, only one of the daughters was still alive.

Lorentzen married Christina Charlotte Carstens in his second childless marriage.

literature

  • Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , pages 293-296.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
  2. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
  3. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
  4. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
  5. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , pages 293-294.
  6. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 294.
  7. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 294.
  8. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 294.
  9. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , pages 294-295.
  10. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 295.
  11. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 295.
  12. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 295.
  13. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 295.
  14. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 295.
  15. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
  16. ^ Sylvina Zander: Lorentzen, Friedrich August . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 12 - 2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7 , page 293.
personal data
SURNAME Lorentzen, Friedrich August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pharmacist
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldesloe
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1842
Place of death Itzehoe