Georg Friedrich Grohe
Georg Friedrich Grohe ((also: Grohé), * 1750 in Elberfeld , today Wuppertal , † 1820 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse ) was a German merchant.
He was a manager in the yarn trading business "Wichelhausen & Grohe", where his father had already started as a son-in-law. In 1774 he took part in the famous "Elberfelder Treffen" with Goethe , Lavater , Jacobi , Jung-Stilling and others in the house of Anton Philipp Caspari. In 1776 he joined the Elberfeld Reading Society . He was friends with Jung-Stilling and the enlightener Engelbert vom Bruck , with whom he shared both intellectual and business interests.
In 1788 Grohe moved with his family to Neustadt, where he was active in his father-in-law's businesses.
From 1800 he worked as a mayor for two years .
literature
- Ursula Broicher: Georg Friedrich Grohe - Newly developed sources on young stillings, a young friend and participant at the Elberfeld meeting on July 22 , 1774 , in: Romerike Berge, 59/2009, pp. 2–12
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grohe, Georg Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grohé, Georg Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld , today Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1820 |
| Place of death | Neustadt an der Weinstrasse |