Israel Julius Elkan

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Israel Julius Elkan (born April 21, 1777 - † July 28, 1839 in Weimar ) was a German banker .

Israel Julius Elkan was the son of the merchant and court factor Jacob Elkan (1742-1805). From 1800 he worked in the banking business that he had taken over from his father. The writer and later publisher Moritz Veit , who in turn was related to Elkan's wife (née Borchardt) from Berlin , frequented his home . Veit married Johanna, a daughter of Elkan, in 1834. On October 30, 1833, he was appointed Grand Ducal Saxon-Weimar court banker. One of his most important customers was probably the poet Friedrich Schiller . It can be assumed that Schiller managed his business with regard to his Weimar house through Elkan. Even Goethe had business a lot to do with it. Elkan was thus the most important banker in Weimar classical music . The Elkan bank existed until 1905 when it was taken over by the Magdeburg private bank . This was located at Windischenstraße 25, which has been preserved. The initials JE can be seen above the entrance door . He was buried in the Jewish cemetery (Weimar) .

literature

  • Eva Schmidt: Jewish families in Weimar of the classical and post-classical periods (Weimarer Schriften des Stadtmuseums, No. 48). Weimar 1993, ISBN 3-910053-24-6
  • Roswitha Wollkopf: The "reunification" of archival materials and partial estates in the Goethe and Schiller Archives 1896 1996, Weimar 1996, pp. 463–474.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Side entry: Ludwig Geiger :  Veit, Moritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pp. 535-546.
  2. ↑ http://ora-web.swkk.de/goe_rep_online/repertorium.Reg_Incip1?vc=he
  3. ↑ Archive database of the Goethe and Schiller Archives
personal data
SURNAME Elkan, Israel Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German banker
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1777
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1839
Place of death Weimar