Georg Moritz Sigismund Blochmann

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Georg Moritz Sigismund Blochmann (born August 23, 1820 in Dresden ; † January 28, 1894 in Loschwitz ) was a city ​​gas technician and entrepreneur in Dresden.

Life

He was the son of the engineer and gas technology pioneer Rudolf Sigismund Blochmann (1784–1871).

Georg Moritz Blochmann built 17 gas stations in smaller Saxon towns such as Annaberg, Werdau, Bautzen, Zittau, Glauchau, Leisnig, Pirna, Reichenbach, Riesa, Auerbach, Forst, Waldheim and Zschopau by 1868 . When his father retired the following year, he also took over the management of the Berlin gas works.

In the German Association of Gas and Water Experts , he was a member of the board of directors from 1859 to 1868, and chaired it from 1860 to 1865. He also devoted himself to training lighting and gas system technicians.

According to Karl Heinrich Kaufhold, he and his father are considered to be one of the most important pioneers among German gas experts.

On May 10, 1854, King Maximilian II of Bavaria awarded him the gold medal of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown .

Blochmann was married to Luise Kühne since 1845. The marriage resulted in seven children, including Reinhart Blochmann (1848–1920), professor of chemistry at the University of Königsberg, and the civil engineer, calendar reformer and Kiel city councilor Rudolf Blochmann (1865–1944).

Fonts

  • Compact overview of the services in the execution of the gas works of the Berlin Residence . Berlin 1848
  • Description of a new apparatus for analyzing luminous gas and other gas mixtures. Dresden 1857
  • Contributions to the history of gas lighting. Dresden 1871

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ KH Kaufhold Investments of the Cities in the 19th and 20th Centuries Böhlau, 1997, p. 134
  2. ^ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria , No. 25, Munich, July 4, 1854
personal data
SURNAME Blochmann, Georg Moritz Sigismund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and gas lighting technician
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1894
Place of death Loschwitz