Friedrich Wencke

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Friedrich Wencke (born March 12, 1842 in Bremen , † December 10, 1905 in Hamburg ) was a German shipbuilder and shipowner . He was the last owner of the B. Wencke Sons company .

Life

Christ figure Ohlsdorf cemetery
Wencke tomb, Ohlsdorf cemetery

Friedrich Wencke was a son of the shipbuilder Bernhard Wencke (1814-1881), who in 1851 had built a dry dock on Hamburg's Elbe island Steinwärder . He received training in shipbuilding abroad and then worked together with his brother Heinrich Wencke (1844–1919) in the management of his father's shipyard . In 1866, both brothers took over the shipyard operations with the dry dock from their father and in 1868 also began their own shipping activities. Friedrich Wencke became the sole owner of the shipyard and shipping company in 1900 after his brother had withdrawn from the business as a co-owner. The company now traded as B. Wencke Sons. Towards the end of 1901 Wenke decided against an extension of the lease for the shipyard, because the Hamburg state had made the construction of a modern floating dock a condition. The shipyard was taken over by the Reiherstieg shipyard and the dry dock was filled in. Wencke continued to run the company as a shipping company until his death. In his will he ordered the liquidation of the B. Wencke Sons company.

Wencke was a member of the Hamburg citizenship from 1871 to 1872 and 1876 to 1879 . He also worked in the deputation for trade and shipping. He was a founding member and member of the supervisory board of the German-Australian Steamship Company .

Wencke donated a roughly four-meter-high figure of Christ for the Ohlsdorf cemetery , which the Hamburg sculptor Xaver Arnold created from white marble and was unveiled on July 22, 1905. Friedrich Wencke was buried in the Ohlsdorf cemetery. His grave is adorned by a tomb, which was also created by Xaver Arnold.

literature

  • Otto Schmidt-Carstens: In Memoriam Friedrich Wencke (1842-1905) . In: Association for Hamburg history (ed.): Hamburg history and home sheets . tape 10 . Hamburg 1981, p. 247-250 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kuno Schuldt: Bernhard Wencke (1814–1881) . In: Association for Hamburg history (ed.): Hamburg history and home sheets . tape 10 . Hamburg 1981, p. 288 .
  2. ^ Kuno Schuldt: Bernhard Wencke (1814–1881) . In: Association for Hamburg history (ed.): Hamburg history and home sheets . tape 10 . Hamburg 1981, p. 289 .
  3. ^ Th. Tilemann: The Hamburg citizenship since 1859 . Langhoff, Hamburg 1892, p. 59 .
personal data
SURNAME Wencke, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German shipbuilder and shipowner
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1905
Place of death Hamburg