Georg Ebell (Abbot)
Georg Wilhelm Ebell (born October 22, 1696 in Celle ; † May 8, 1770 in Hanover ) was abbot at Loccum Monastery from 1732 until his death .
Life
As the son of Hofmedicus Heinrich Christoph Ebell (1652–1727) and his 3rd wife Dorothea Ebell, b. Willich (1671–1748) studied Ebell theology at the University of Jena . After a stay in London from 1720 to 1722 he came to Loccum in 1723 and was entrusted with the administration of the monastery property. He became prior in 1728 and finally abbot in 1732. At the same time he was the 1st district and treasurer of the Calenberg-Grubenhagensche landscape . In this office he reformed the tax fund and introduced a widow's fund.
On March 27, 1750, King Georg II founded the “Brand-Assecurations-Societät” on the initiative of Ebell and Albert Christoph von Wüllen , which was the nucleus of the later Landschaftliche Brandkasse and from which today's Hannover Insurance Group emerged . Ebell's initiative took up a suggestion by Leibniz from 1678.
In his activity as abbot, among other things, he was responsible for the renovation of the Loccumer Hof and the refurbishment of the monastery finances. Ebell died on May 8, 1770. His grave is in the garden cemetery in Hanover. A memorial was erected to him at the Loccum monastery church. In addition, a street in Hannover-Kleefeld is named after him.
Georg Wilhelm Ebell was married to Clara Henriette E. Bötticher (1705–1776), daughter of Andreas Julius Bötticher , from 1739 . One son was the Councilor and Chief Postmaster Georg August Ebell (1745-1824).
literature
- Hans Otte 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. 102.
- Hans Georg von Ribbeck: Ebell, Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 222 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Eike Christian Hirsch : Abbot Georg Ebell (1696–1770). In: Personalities who have shaped our history , brochure, ed. from the VGH insurance, [o. Cit., OD], p. 8f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Waldemar R. Röhrbein and Alheidis von Rohr: Hanover in the splendor and shadow of the British world empire. The effects of the personal union on Hanover from 1714 to 1837. Contributions to the exhibition, Hanover 1977, p. 64f; quoted from: Mijndert Bertram: Georg II., King and Elector. Göttingen 2004, p. 159f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ebell, Georg Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbot in Loccum Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1696 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Celle |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1770 |
| Place of death | Hanover |