Friedrich Helmholz
Friedrich Helmholz (born October 18, 1821 in Gronau , † September 22, 1890 in Hanover ) was a German carpenter and piano maker .
Life
After his apprenticeship as a carpenter, Friedrich Helmholz traveled through the Kingdom of Hanover as a journeyman and came to Hanover in the revolutionary year of 1848 . After a job, he acquired musical knowledge in his free periods and learned to play the piano.
After he founded his own carpentry workshop in Leinstrasse in 1851 , he began building pianos, which were soon in great demand due to their quality. Although he initially traded as an “instrument maker” and tuner , he called his company “Pianofortefabrik” from 1864, in which he employed a foreman and 19 assistants in the so-called founding years, for example in 1874.
After 1876 Helmholz maintained "in splendid showrooms" in the Brunswick Street an extensive warehouse with wings , upright pianos , harmonies and Asiaphonien other manufacturers and brands. In addition, he operated a piano rental and instrument transport.
In the meantime, Helmholz had been awarded the title of purveyor to the court of Prince Schaumburg-Lippi .
Almost half a century after Friedrich Helmholz's death, the continued company still existed at the beginning of the Third Reich , but was last mentioned in the address book of the city of Hanover in 1934 .
Awards
- Silver exhibition medal
literature
- Wilhelm Rothert : General Hannoversche Biographie , Volume 1: Hannoversche men and women since 1866 ; Hanover: Sponholtz, 1912, p. 345.
- R. Hartmann : History of the residential city of Hanover from the oldest times to the present , 2nd edition 1896, p. 1181.
- Ludwig Hoerner : agents, bathers and copists. Hannoversches Gewerbe-ABC 1800–1900 , ed. from the Hannoversche Volksbank , Hannover: Reichhold, 1995, ISBN 3-930459-09-4 , pp. 210, 213.
- Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Helmholz, Friedrich. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 162.
- Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Helmholz, Friedrich. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 284.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Waldemar R. Röhrbein: HELMHOLZ ... (see literature)
- ↑ Note: In deviation from this, the date of death 26 March 1896 is also mentioned; compare the information under the GND number of the German National Library
- ↑ a b c Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Helmholz ... (see literature)
- ↑ Dirk Böttcher: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon: From the beginnings to the present , p. 162. Retrieved on August 25, 2013 .
- ^ Emil Breslaur , Anna Morsch : Musikpädagogische Blatter : Zentralblatt fur das total musical teaching, volumes 3-4, 1880, p. 201 online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helmholz, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and piano maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gronau (Leine) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1890 |
| Place of death | Hanover |