Georg Käß
Johann Georg Käß (born April 16, 1823 in Schussenried ; † February 9, 1903 in Augsburg-Haunstetten ) was a councilor and landowner.
Life
Käß had lived in Haunstetten since 1844 and then became part owner of Haunstetter Bleiche in 1847. In 1860 the bleaching became his property until he sold it again to Clemens Martin in 1888.
Among other things, Käß is known for his social commitment in the Haunstetten community. For example, he established the foundation for the “establishment of a hospital for the poor and a custody for small children”. Thanks to a generous donation from Käß, the community was able to acquire a piece of land on the edge of the Siebentischwald forest on which they built a hospital , today's Augsburg South Clinic . In 1904 the Eichendorff elementary school was built with his help.
mausoleum
The grave site for Georg Käß, his wife and daughter Maria Countess Tattenbach is a mausoleum on the old cemetery Haunstetten , which was built in 1903–1904 by the architect Karl Bauer (1868–1914) in the style of a small Greek Orthodox church. It shows Romanizing Art Nouveau forms , contains mosaics by Wilhelm Köppen and is surrounded by a pillar-lattice enclosure. It is a listed building .
Georg-Käß-Platz
Furthermore, the Georg-Käß-Platz in the center of Haunstetten reminds of its benefactor.
literature
- Walter Settele: Haunstetten . Brigitte Settele Verlag, Augsburg 1983, p. 98 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Käß, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Käß, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Kommerzienrat, landowner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schussenried |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1903 |
| Place of death | Augsburg-Haunstetten |