Georg von Cölln (entrepreneur)

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Georg von Cölln (born May 9, 1837 in Bevensen ; † March 6, 1908 in Hanover ) was a German businessman and entrepreneur as well as the author of a family genealogy . Under the leadership of the Kommerzienrat , the Georg von Cölln, hardware store named after him, became an international company from which today's SEH Engineering GmbH emerged .

Life

Georg von Cölln's house in Hanover
Coat of arms on the house of Georg von Cölln
Mausoleum of the von Cölln family in the Engesohde city cemetery

Born in 1837 the son of a merchant and landowner , visited Georg von Cölln first the former grammar school in Lüneburg , a branch of the Johanneum Lüneburg , then completed a commercial apprenticeship in Winsen (Luhe) and then as a clerk operates only in Harburg , then in Hamburg .

In 1860 Georg von Cölln joined the local hardware store Franz Juncken & Co. in Hanover , which, together with the bank Ephraim Meyer & Sohn, had already been involved in the founding of the Hanoverian iron foundry and machine factory in 1857 . In addition, von Cölln heard lectures at the Hanover Polytechnic and undertook information trips at home and abroad. In 1861 he received power of attorney for the hardware store, which he took over and ran in 1863 together with HAG Woltereck .

In 1872 Georg von Cölln took over sole management of the company, which he renamed Georg von Cölln, Eisenwarenhandlung from 1877 , and which he developed from an initially only locally important company to a company known far beyond the borders of Germany.

Georg von Cölln was considered one of the most respected and active entrepreneurs of his time in Hanover. He sat, partly as chairman , on the supervisory boards of several companies and held numerous honorary positions. In 1888 he became a member of the Calenberg-Grubenhagen landscape for the city of Hanover , and in 1889 he was appointed to the Prussian Council of Commerce . After von Cölln became Vice-President of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce in 1891 , he then headed the Chamber from 1895 to 1900 as its President.

The mausoleum of the von Cölln family can be found in the Engesohde city cemetery .

Only after the entrepreneur's death was the Georg von Cölln hardware store converted into a GmbH in 1912, in which Friedrich Krupp AG then took a stake. The company later traded as Krupp Stahlbau Hannover , was taken over by the Eiffage Group in 2007 and is now known as SEH Engineering .

The Georg von Cölln House , which was built by the architect Rudolf Friedrich from 1911 to 1913 and is now a listed building at Am Markte 8 opposite the Marktkirche , was decorated by the sculptor Ludwig Vierthaler with various coats of arms that were important for the company .

Writings and boards

  • Family tree of the von Cölln family
    • Main panel, 54 × 68 cm, 1896
    • Addendum, 17.5 × 23.5 cm [dimensions of the photocopy], 1898
  • The von Cölln , undated [1906]
  • Genealogical news about the Lippische Familie von Cölln [not published]:
    • Main work, 1905
    • Supplementary sheets, 46 typescript sheets, 1905

literature

Special

General

  • Leopold Freiherr von Zedlitz-Neukirch : Coelln, the lords of. In: New Prussian Adelslexicon or genealogical and diplomatic news from the princely, counts, baronial and noble houses residing in the Prussian monarchy or related to it, with the indication of their descent, their property, their coat of arms and the civil rights arising from them and military figures, heroes, scholars and artists, worked on by an association of scholars and friends of patriotic history under the board of Baron L. v. Zedlitz-Neukirch , first volume, A - D, Leipzig: Gebrüder Reichenbach, 1836, p. 371; online through google books

Web links

Commons : Georg von Cölln (entrepreneur)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Cölln, Georg von (see literature)
  2. ↑ Compare this information under the GND number of the German National Library
  3. ^ Friedrich Suhr: Chronik des Johanneums , accessed on March 24, 2013
  4. ^ Peter Schulze : Bankhaus Ephraim Meyer & Son. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 47.
  5. ^ Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Hannoversche Eisengießerei und Maschinenfabrik. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 259.
  6. ^ A b Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Cölln, Georg von. (see literature)
  7. ↑ a b Waldemar R. Röhrbein: Cölln, Georg von C., hardware store. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 115 f.
  8. ^ Gerd Weiß: Town houses on the market square. In: Hans-Herbert Möller (Hrsg.): Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , architectural monuments in Lower Saxony, City of Hanover, Part 1, [Bd.] 10.1. ISBN 3-528-06203-7 , p. 56 f.
  9. ^ Gerd Weiss: Business and department stores. In: Monument topography…, City of Hanover, Part 2… , ISBN 3-528-06208-8 , p. 22; as well as in the middle of the addendum directory of architectural monuments according § 4 (NDSchG) (excluding architectural monuments of the archaeological monument preservation) , status: July 1, 1985, City of Hanover, Lower Saxony State Administration Office - Institute for Monument Preservation , p. 3 ff.
  10. ↑ Helmut Knocke , Hugo Thielen : Am Markte 8. In: Hannover Art and Culture Lexicon , p. 84.
  11. ↑ Compare for example this image documentation at Commons
personal data
SURNAME Cölln, Georg von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Bevensen
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1908
Place of death Hanover