Israel Simon
Israel Simon (born April 10, 1807 in Hanover , † September 18, 1883 in Vienna ) was a banker and Vice-Consul of the United States . He was considered the first banker in Hanover and one of the richest men in the Kingdom of Hanover in the mid-19th century . Simon was chief commercial councilor and staunch supporter and banker of the last Hanoverian king George V.
Life
Simon came from a Jewish family that had lived in Hanover since the beginning of the 18th century . His great-ancestor Michael David became chamber agent of Georg I , Elector of Hanover in 1714 .
In 1857–59 he had Christian Heinrich Tramm build a palace-like palace on Brühlstrasse and the corner of Escherstrasse, the Palais Simon . Also in 1859 he founded an orphanage for Jewish boys.
Simon had repeatedly given donations to both the city of Hanover and the Jewish community. Among them was Simonsplatz, named after him in Calenberger Neustadt in 1875 , along with the fountain he donated (former location: today's Goethestrasse / corner of Leibnizufer ) and the nearby former Simonstrasse.
In 1866 Israel Simon allegedly advanced 10,000 thalers to the city of Hanover to cover the occupation costs by the Prussian troops. The incorporation of the Kingdom of Hanover by Prussia had hurt Simon deeply: In 1867 he was arrested after a house search and imprisoned in the house bailiff in Berlin , apparently in connection with financial transactions for the " Guelph Legion " set up on behalf of George V first in Holland and then in France . However, Simon was released on bail of 10,000 thalers.
Simon followed his king into exile in Vienna, where he unselfishly advised him on property matters. In the summer of 1867, Simon moved to Vienna to be close to the Hanoverian king who was living there in exile.
He re-founded a bank in Vienna and had a palace built in the Viennese neo-renaissance style by the famous architect Alois Maria Wurm-Arnkreuz from 1872–1873 .
Whether he was involved in the financing of the Guelph Legion, which was formed with his consent, can only be guessed at. In any case, he lost his great fortune "through accidents," as Gronemann writes. He fell from grace and died impoverished.
The Palais Simon in Hanover was used by various business institutions after 1866. In 1876 the trade association bought it as a club house. It was badly damaged during the air raids on Hanover and later demolished by the city planning officer Rudolf Hillebrecht in order to widen Brühlstrasse for a car-friendly city .
family
His children both marry into the famous Kaulla court factor family . Daughter Paula (1848–1876) was married in Darmstadt to Wilhelm Otto Wolfskehl (1841–1907), son of the banker Joseph Carl Theodor Wolfskehl (1814–1863) and Hannchen Johanna Kaulla (1820–1894). Son Eduard married Betty Elise Kaulla (1857–1933), daughter of Ferdinand Kaulla (1827–1881) and Fanny Wertheim (1830–1891) in Vienna.
See also
literature
- (Pamphlet): Zwei Jahre Hietzinger Politik , 1868, p. 22ff
- Selig Gronemann : Genealogical studies on the old Jewish families of Hanover , 1913, p. 90 u.ö.
- N. Heutger: Lower Saxony Jews , 1978, p. 20
- Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Jewish personalities in Hanover's city history , 1998, p. 101 u.ö.
- Waldemar R. Röhrbein, in: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 567f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stadtlexikon Hannover ... : The square and the street were renamed in 1933 and completely destroyed in the Second World War. In 1954 both sites were closed
- ↑ Stadtlexikon Hannover ... , p. 568
- ^ Moritz Busch : The year of transition in Hanover (Leipzig 1867) [1]
- ^ "Weekly advertisements" for the Principality of Ratzeburg from May 28, 1867 [2]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon, Israel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Banker and Vice-Consul of the United States |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1883 |
| Place of death | Vienna |