Hugo von Gahlen (entrepreneur, 1821)

Tomb of the von Gahlen family (around 1900)

Miner figure of the tomb (current state)

Hugo von Gahlen (born May 24, 1821 in Essen , † March 8, 1899 in Düsseldorf ) was a German entrepreneur .

He was married to Pauline geb. Schorr (born January 20, 1833 in Strasserhof, district of Solingen; † October 15, 1916). The couple's only son also had the first name Hugo .

Von Gahlen is referred to as a mine owner in various sources without giving details of his involvement in mining. Proof of this is also the miner's sculpture on the tomb of the von Gahlen family in Düsseldorf's North Cemetery , which was a copy of the sculpture Il minatore by the Italian sculptor Enrico Butti , which was created in 1888 and has won several awards . The figure is the only surviving part of the tomb and was placed again in the north cemetery after changing hands several times.

When, at the end of the 1870s, the original Düsseldorf train station facilities at today's Graf-Adolf-Platz were no longer sufficient for the increased volume of traffic, the interest group of the northern and northeastern parts of the city campaigned for a large new station to be built in the area of Wehrhahn / eastern courtyard garden , the corresponding petition to the Prussian Government signed Hugo von Gahlen along with other influential Düsseldorf entrepreneurs and bankers.

Hugo von Gahlen also supported the Rheinisch-Westfälische trade fair of 1880 in Düsseldorf. He was one of the 14 citizens of Düsseldorf on the 30-strong board, and he was also a member of the committee for monetary affairs and lotteries.

Individual evidence

↑ registry office Central Dusseldorf 2160/1916
↑ Designation as mine owner z. B. in the article about his son Hugo von Gahlen (1860–1933):
Gahlen, v., Hugo. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 , p. 516 f.
^ Architects and Engineers Association in Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 65, fig. 33.
^ Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2: From the royal seat to the civil servant town (1614–1900). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-491-34222-8 , p. 622.
^ Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 3: The industrial and administrative city (20th century). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1990, ISBN 3-491-34223-6 , p. 46.

personal data
SURNAME	Gahlen, Hugo von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	May 24, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	eat
DATE OF DEATH	March 8, 1899
Place of death	Dusseldorf

[1] registry office Central Dusseldorf 2160/1916

[2] Designation as mine owner z. B. in the article about his son Hugo von Gahlen (1860–1933):
Gahlen, v., Hugo. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 , p. 516 f.

[3] Architects and Engineers Association in Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 65, fig. 33.

[4] Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2: From the royal seat to the civil servant town (1614–1900). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-491-34222-8 , p. 622.

[5] Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 3: The industrial and administrative city (20th century). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1990, ISBN 3-491-34223-6 , p. 46.