Hannibal Moltrecht

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Hannibal Moltrecht (born October 21, 1812 in Leipzig ; † May 28, 1882 in Hamburg ) was a German technician and manufacturer .

Life

Hannibal Moltrecht came to Hamburg as a child with his mother, who was secondly married to the writer Leonhard Wächter . He completed a technical training in the workshop of Johann Georg Repsold . After his apprenticeship, he continued his training in various workshops, including that of Steinheil in Munich. He later founded a machine factory that traded under the name of H. Moltrecht & Co.

Together with syringe master Adolf Repsold , Moltrecht was involved in extinguishing the fire in Hamburg in May 1842 . In 1862 he went to England on behalf of the General-Feuer-Kassa , which was responsible for fire fighting in Hamburg at the time, to find out more about steam-powered fire engines . On his return he designed and built a steam syringe, which he demonstrated on December 29, 1863. The fire fund bought the machine, which was later shown at exhibitions.

Moltrecht was a member of the Hamburg Constituent Assembly . He was a member of the Hamburg citizenship from 1859 to 1862 and from 1868 to 1874 .

The Moltrechtweg in Hamburg-Alsterdorf was named after him.

Offices

In addition to his membership in the Hamburg citizenship (1859–1862 and 1868–1874) Moltrecht held other offices:

  • 1846 chair of the technical section of the Patriotic Society
  • 1846–1851 member of the library commission of the Patriotic Society
  • 1858 Appointment as master injector
  • 1871 Promotion to syringe master. In office until the introduction of the Hamburg professional fire brigade on November 12, 1872
  • 1871–1880 parish councilor of the Church of St. Katharinen
  • from 1875 sworn expert of the Chamber of Commerce
  • from 1876 sworn expert of the Chamber of Commerce for iron ships and machines

literature

  • Wilhelm Heyden: The members of the Hamburg citizenship 1859–1862 . Festschrift for December 6, 1909. Herold in Komm., Hamburg 1909, p. 86-87 .
  • Manfred Gihl: Fire brigades under steam . The history of vapor spray technology. Sutton Verlag, 2011, ISBN 3-86680-813-5 , chap. II. The brave loner: Hannibal Moltrecht in Hamburg , p. 11 f .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heinrich Schleiden attempt at a history of the great fire in Hamburg May 8, 1842 from 5 to . Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1843, p. 53, 54, 168 ( online ).
  2. ^ J. Wottitz: Special report on the machines and devices of the international industrial and agricultural exhibitions in Stettin and Cöln in May and June 1865 . Herzfeld & Bauer, Vienna 1866, chap. i. Steam fire engines , p. 112 f . ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Moltrecht, Hannibal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German technician and manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1882
Place of death Hamburg