Jean Mieg-Koechlin
Jean Mieg-Koechlin (born September 6, 1819 in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines , † July 4, 1904 in Mulhouse ) was an industrialist and politician.
Life
Jean Mieg-Koechlin was part of the Alsatian industrial family Mieg . His parents were the industrialist Charles Mieg (January 20, 1790 - February 29, 1868) and his wife Julie, née Blech (January 24, 1798 - November 24, 1859). After his marriage to Caroline Koechlin on February 28, 1848, he called himself Mieg-Koechlin. Caroline Koechlin was the daughter of the industrialist Joseph Koechlin-Schlumberger , who later also became mayor of Mulhouse. The marriage resulted in 8 children. Jean Mieg-Koechlin was an industrialist in Mulhouse.
politics
From September 1872 to May 1887 Jean Mieg-Koechlin was mayor of Mulhouse. He was the last mayor to be elected by the city council under French law and was regarded as the representative of the city's Protestant notables . He was succeeded as mayor by Karl Hack . Mieg-Koechlin remained as a member of the city council until 1902. He belonged to the District Assembly of Upper Alsace as President and to the State Committee of the Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine .
literature
- Georges Livet et Raymond Oberlé (eds.), Histoire de Mulhouse des origines à nos jours, DNA, 1977, pp. 282, 283 and 285.
- Peter Fuchs: Mieg (family article). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 468 ( digitized version ).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mieg-Koechlin, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-German industrialist, mayor, MdLA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1904 |
| Place of death | Mulhouse |