Jacob Josef Nelles

Jacob Josef Nelles (born January 2, 1818 in Cologne , † January 27, 1887 in Cologne) was a German cathedral building rendant in Cologne.

Life

Nelles came from an old hatmaker family in Cologne , but did not carry on the family tradition. When the Central Dombau-Verein held its constituent meeting in 1842, supported by the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And numerous prominent Cologne citizens, Nelles was a member from the very beginning and was the association's full-time financial administrator.

The aim of the association was to push ahead with the completion of the construction project Cologne Cathedral , which had been inactive for 300 years . For 38 years, Jacob Josef Nelles worked to secure the financing for this. Jacob Josef Nelles' life's work was crowned with the celebration of the completion of Cologne Cathedral on October 15, 1880 in the presence of the imperial couple and representatives of almost all German royal houses. For his services to Cologne Cathedral, he received the Prussian Order of the Crown, 3rd Class, after having been awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class on October 7, 1855 .

Individual evidence

↑ See his birth certificate, civil status register Cologne, births 1818, document no. 14, as well as his father's death certificate, civil status register Cologne, deaths 1866, document no. 1411, according to which father and grandfather were hat makers and hat manufacturers.
^ Franz Carl Eisen Latest description of the Cologne Cathedral , page 122, FC Eisen´s Königigl. Hof-Buch und Kunsthandlung, Cologne, 1856.
↑ Royal Prussian Order List, 1886, Part 1, page 695, published by the Royal General Order Commission, Berlin 1886
↑ Royal Prussian Order List, 1877, 1st part, page 265, published by the Royal General Order Commission, Berlin 1877

personal data
SURNAME	Nelles, Jacob Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Dombau-Rendant in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1887
Place of death	Cologne

[1] See his birth certificate, civil status register Cologne, births 1818, document no. 14, as well as his father's death certificate, civil status register Cologne, deaths 1866, document no. 1411, according to which father and grandfather were hat makers and hat manufacturers.

[2] Franz Carl Eisen Latest description of the Cologne Cathedral , page 122, FC Eisen´s Königigl. Hof-Buch und Kunsthandlung, Cologne, 1856.

[3] Royal Prussian Order List, 1886, Part 1, page 695, published by the Royal General Order Commission, Berlin 1886

[4] Royal Prussian Order List, 1877, 1st part, page 265, published by the Royal General Order Commission, Berlin 1877