Friedrich Schröder (businessman)
Friedrich Schröder (born March 29, 1775 in Bremen ; † October 3, 1835 in Bremen) was a merchant and shipowner in Bremen and had the first steamship built by a German shipbuilder, Die Weser .
biography
Schröder grew up in Bremen. He was a businessman and then an agent in the field of an insurance company and herring fishery. At the beginning of the 19th century he developed the idea of overcoming the poor fairway conditions on the lower Weser by using steamers. In 1816 he applied to the Bremen Senate for a 25-year license for such an undertaking. He received the privilege on June 18, 1816 to operate steam ships on the Weser, but with a term of only 15 years. When he received the same rights from the governments in Oldenburg and Hanover, he was able to start construction.
After plans to buy a steamship in England or Scotland had failed, he commissioned the shipyard of Johann Lange with the construction. The mechanic Ludwig Georg Treviranus (Bremen), the captain Zacharius Spilker and Johann Lange completed a study trip to England at Schröder's instigation to gain knowledge of steamship building. When these specialists returned, construction began. The launch took place on December 30, 1816 and a short time later the regular service on the Weser.
Even the steamship could not do much to counter the adverse river conditions, and so Schröder's enterprise remained largely uneconomical. A second steamboat , the Duke of Cambridge , was put into service from 1818/19 to 1830. Traffic was stopped in 1833. Up to then a total of 83,291 passengers had been carried.
In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Schröder was a member of the Museum Society .
Honors
The Friedrich-Schröder-road ( 53 ° 11 '16.1 " N , 8 ° 36' 57.4" O ) in the district of Bremer Vegesack was named after him and the former construction and its starting point was steamer.
literature
- Georg Christian Kindt : The first steamboat trip on the Weser and its founder, Friedr. Schröder . In: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Bremen (Hrsg.): Treatises . Volume 1. C. Ed. Müller, Bremen 1868, pp. 329-344 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
- Wilhelm von Bippen : Schröder, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 512.
Web links
- books.google.com/books/pdf/Abhandlungen__naturwissenschaftlichen_Ve.pdf PDF version of the book Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen with the chapter The first steamship on the Weser and its founder Friedrich Schröder
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schröder, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1835 |
| Place of death | Bremen |