Friedrich Michael Münzing
Friedrich Michael Münzing (born March 30, 1807 in Flein ; † November 29, 1879 in Heilbronn ) was a German entrepreneur. He produced sulfuric acid for the first time using the lead chamber process and, with the award money advertised for it, founded Münzing Chemie as the first Württemberg sulfuric acid factory in 1830 . The production process he introduced favored the development of other branches of industry and thus promoted industrialization in Württemberg.
Life
Münzing was the son of the Fleiner farmer Johann Christian Münzing and his wife Wilhelmine Jakobine nee Kühner. He attended school in Flein and learned the craft of candle- making and soap-making in Heilbronn . After his apprenticeship, he traveled through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France, where he mostly worked in soap factories. In Switzerland he came into contact with the production of sulfuric acid, soda and Glauber's salt. In the time that followed, Münzing acquired the chemical expertise required to manufacture such products on an autodidactic basis. In 1830 Münzing won a prize advertised by the Kingdom of Württemberg for the production of synthetic sulfuric acid. With the prize money amounting to 5,000 guilders, he was able to build the first sulfuric acid factory in Württemberg in Heilbronn, from which the Münzing Chemie company, which still exists today, emerged. Around 1830 Münzing acquired citizenship in Heilbronn, where he worked until the end of his life. The production process he developed was also important for other branches of industry and promoted industrialization in Württemberg. Münzing has received several awards for his services, including his appointment to the Commerce Council in 1865. He was a member of the civic colleges of the city of Heilbronn and was an advisory board member of the Central Office for Trade and Industry in Stuttgart from 1863 to 1875. In 1839 he was one of the co-founders of the Heilbronner Neckar steam shipping and also one of the co-founders of the Heilbronner sugar factory and the Württembergische Vereinsbank in Stuttgart.
From 1831 he was married to Christiane Luise Köber (1812–1878), a miller's daughter from Lauffen am Neckar. The marriage had two sons and five daughters. The daughter Pauline married the Heilbronn merchant Louis Link , the daughter Luise married the Heilbronn merchant Gustav Fuchs. Münzing supported his son-in-law Fuchs in the purchase of the building at Kramgasse 23 and 25 (later Kaiserstrasse 7), which became the parent company of Fuchs' company.
literature
- Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: Significant Heilbronn (III) . In: Swabia and Franconia. Local history supplement of the Heilbronn voice . 15th year, no. 1 . Heilbronner Voice publishing house, January 11, 1969, ZDB -ID 128017-X .
- Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: 'Heilbronn. History and life of a city . 2nd Edition. Konrad, Weißenhorn 1973, ISBN 3-87437-062-3 .
- Uwe Jacobi : Heilbronn, as it was (= contemporary history photographed ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1987, ISBN 3-7700-0746-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ At Jacobi in Heilbronn, as it was incorrectly dated to 1810.
- ↑ Gustav Fuchs (Ed.): 100 Years Gustav Fuchs , Heilbronn 1964.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Münzing, Friedrich Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Stearin candle manufacturer in Heilbronn |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flein |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1879 |
| Place of death | Heilbronn |