Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Büxenstein

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Hubertushöhe Castle (2008)
Memorial stone at Büxensteinallee 25 in Berlin-Grünau
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Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Büxenstein , also Georg Wilhelm Büxenstein , (born December 13, 1857 in Berlin ; † July 12, 1924 in Ladeburg near Bernau near Berlin ) was a German publisher, printer owner and court book printer of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia , co-founder of the Berlin Rowing Club and the German Rowing Association as well as a member of the Berlin regatta club. His printing company W. Büxenstein , founded by his father Wilhelm Büxenstein in 1852, printed among other things banknotes for the Reichsbank .

In 1899/1900 Büxenstein had the historic hunting seat Hubertushöhe , which is now a listed building, built for his family and for representative purposes at the Dolgensee . The property was sold again in 1916. The renovated building complex now serves as a luxury hotel.

In 1903 Büxenstein was admitted to the Freemason Lodge Friedrich Wilhelm for crowned justice .

In 1912 he was awarded the Prussian Crown Order II. Class by Kaiser Wilhelm II . He held the honorary title of a secret commercial councilor .

Büxenstein was buried in the family's hereditary funeral in Kirchhof I of the Jerusalem and New Church Congregation in Berlin-Kreuzberg (Dept. 1/1). His final resting place is an honorary grave of the State of Berlin.

In the district of Berlin-Grünau the district Treptow-Koepenick administration named the former station road on November 3, 1938 into Büxensteinallee.

literature

  • Die Yacht , issue 29/1924, p. 793. (Obituary) ( online )

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The yacht , issue 5/1912 of 5 February 1912 109. ( online )
  2. ↑ Büxensteinallee. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
personal data
SURNAME Büxenstein, Friedrich Wilhelm Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Büxenstein, Georg; Büxenstein, Georg W .; Büxenstein, Georg Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher and promoter of rowing
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1924
Place of death Ladeburg