Jacob Plaut
Jacob Plaut (born January 11, 1817 in Nordhausen ; died February 4, 1901 in Nice ) was a German Jewish banker and an honorary citizen of the city of Nordhausen .
Life
Jacob Plaut was the son of the Jewish banker Herz Cusel Plaut (1785–1837) and his wife Caroline Plaut nee. Blach. From 1823 to 1829 he attended the Nordhäuser Gymnasium and was also taught history, Hebrew and religion by the Jewish community teacher Havelland . In Leipzig he did a banking apprenticeship at the Becker & Co. bank , at the same time he attended the commercial college. After completing his apprenticeship, he returned to his hometown of Nordhausen and worked with his brother Moritz (1822–1910) in his father's banking business, which was taken over in 1852 by the Bach and Fränkel company. The brothers founded new banks in Leipzig and Berlin . In Leipzig they were major financiers of the expanding world fur trade at Leipziger Brühl .
In 1879, the Plaut-Stift was founded, an old people's home in Nordhausen that was destroyed in the air raids on the city in 1945. In addition, the brothers Gustav, Jacob and Moritz donated large sums of money to the city for charitable purposes. Half of the interest went to the Jewish community of Nordhausen and the other half was used to support the “local poor”. He and his brother Moritz were made honorary citizens of the city.
Plaut lived as a vegetarian since the 1860s and made numerous trips in Europe. In the 1870s the family moved to Berlin. Plaut died on February 4, 1901 in Nice and was buried in the Old Israelite Cemetery in Leipzig.
In 1905, the Jacob Plaut Foundation supported the establishment of the Nordhausen public library , which in 1907 was named "Jacob Plaut Public Library". Today a street and a staircase in Nordhausen bear the name Jacob Plauts. In Leipzig, Plautstrasse was named after him.
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Grönke (Ed.): Nordhäuser personalities from eleven centuries . Geiger, Horb am Neckar 2009, ISBN 978-3-86595-336-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Fellmann: The Leipziger Brühl . VEB Fachbuchverlag, Leipzig 1989, p. 211.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Plaut, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plaut, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Jewish entrepreneur and banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1901 |
| Place of death | Nice |