Heinrich Hoyer

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Johann Heinrich Hoyer (born December 29, 1817 in Oldenburg (Oldb) ; † October 14, 1909 there ) was a German businessman, manufacturer and local politician .

origin

Hoyer was the son of the Oldenburg merchant Christian Hoyer (1794–1865) and his first wife Anna, b. Mehrens (1794-1830). He was thus a descendant of a Danish farming family who immigrated to Denmark when Oldenburg belonged to them.

Career

After attending high school, Hoyer worked in his father's company. In the meantime he attended the Polytechnic School in Kassel and deepened his education from 1839 to 1840 by studying chemistry at the universities of Jena and Berlin . In the revolutionary year of 1848 he took over his father's business and on March 10th of that year was also one of the seven citizens who presented the wishes of the population to the Grand Duke August I regarding the Oldenburg constitution . In 1891 he retired into private life and handed over the management of the wine wholesaling and porcelain / bronze goods sales branches to his sons. The acquisition of land and its commercial use also contributed significantly to his business success. Best known in Oldenburg was the Hoyer's Wine Cellar, which opened in 1884 . Like his father, Hoyer was also one of the co-founders of the Oldenburg insurance company from 1857 and a councilor in the Oldenburg city ​​council . In 1842 he joined the literary-sociable association , to which he belonged until 1882 and in which he gave numerous lectures.

family

Hoyer was with Johanne, geb. Griepenkerl, the sister of the painter Christian Griepenkerl (1839–1916), married. The marriage had seventeen children.

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personal data
SURNAME Hoyer, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoyer, Johann Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldenburg (Oldb)
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1909
Place of death Oldenburg (Oldb)