Hans Wilhelm von Thümmel
Hans Wilhelm Freiherr von Thümmel (born February 17, 1744 in Schönefeld near Leipzig , † 1824 in Altenburg ) was a privy councilor , minister and diplomat in Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg .
Life
He was born the son of an electoral councilor. His mother came from the von Bölau family . After studying at Leipzig University, which he had to break off prematurely, he became a page in 1760 with the Duchess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg . In 1765 he was promoted to chamberlain.
In 1771 he got a job as an assessor at the Chamber of Commerce in Gotha . There he built the Prinzenpalais , one of the earliest classicist buildings in Germany , in 1776 for the youngest son Luise Dorotheas, Prince August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg .
In 1783, Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , whom Hanns von Thümmel had been close to at an early age, headed the Altenburg Chamber and later made him head of the senior tax committee . Thümmel was then significantly involved in the establishment of the rafting on the Pleiße , in the establishment (1792) of the chamber loan bank and in the construction of the Chausseebau . The building of several poor houses and a hospital can also be traced back to his initiative. Between 1803 and 1808 Thümmel took on several diplomatic missions to Denmark, Berlin, Königsberg, Dresden and Paris. There he negotiated with Napoleon in 1807 as the envoy of his sovereign .
After he left in 1817, Hans Wilhelm von Thümmel lived mostly in Nöbdenitz . He belonged to the circle of Duchess Dorothea von Kurland in Löbichau . During the winter months, the Thümmel family and their daughters Clementine and Constanze often came to the famous Berlin salons.
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Von Thümmel died in Altenburg in 1824. He had previously ordered to be buried in an old hollow oak in Nobdenitz. His grave in the Thümmeleiche named after him still exists today.
From a scientific point of view, von Thümmel became known through the "Topographical Map of the Offices Altenburg and Ronneburg" published in 1813 , actually a map of a large number of maps, and through his "historical, statistical, geographical and topographical contributions to the knowledge of the Duchy of Altenburg" .
family
Von Thümmel was married to Freiin von Rothkirch and Trach (1765–1839), with whom he had children Ernst Julius (d. 1838), Benjamin Alfred (1791–1828), Clementine Dorothea Friederike (d. 1820), Charlotte Constanze (d . 1834) and Hans Emanuel (1796-1825) had.
The writer Moritz August von Thümmel was his older brother.
Quotes
“The person who goes on the right path formed by reason without being disturbed by praise or criticism from others is the true philosopher. One could call his walk the equanimity of wisdom. "
... Anyone who wants to achieve something satisfactory in the country description must have lived in the country he describes for a long number of years and enjoyed the advantage of having been employed in the most important subjects of administration; ...
literature
- Hans von Thümmel: Aphorisms from the experiences of a seven and seventy year old . 2nd Edition. Hahn, Altenburg 1821, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10578060-9 .
- Altenburg history and house calendar . E. Reinhold Verlag, Altenburg 1994.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Wilhelm von Thümmel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Museum Burg Posterstein: Hans Wilhelm von Thümmel (1744–1824). Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
- Museum Burg Posterstein: Hans Wilhelm von Thümmel: The man under the 1000-year-old oak. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thümmel, Hans Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thümmel, Hans Wilhelm Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German minister and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schönefeld near Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1824 |
| Place of death | Altenburg |