Johann Adam Beil
Johann Adam Beil (born November 12, 1790 in Frankfurt am Main ; † June 10, 1852 there ) was Senator of the Free City of Frankfurt and Hessian Privy Councilor .
Beil came from a wealthy family of craftsmen and initially completed an apprenticeship as a cooper . In 1813/1814 he took part in the Prussian military service in the campaign against France , was wounded and was taken prisoner by the French . In 1815 he returned to Frankfurt and founded a wine shop. He also wrote scientific and fiction articles for several papers. In 1825 he became a member of the Legislative Assembly and in 1826 a senator. As such, he introduced new cemetery regulations based on contemporary hygiene regulations, and had the Frankfurt main cemetery built, which was opened in 1828.
His considerable fortune (including eleven properties on Frankfurter Hochstrasse and a model agricultural estate on which he built one of the first steam mills in Frankfurt in 1833 ) allowed him to travel extensively, studying the emerging railways in European countries. In 1840 he resigned from his senatorial office and became director of the Taunus Railway Company .
Beil was a member of the Frankfurt Masonic Lodge Carl for the rising light. The Rat-Beil-Strasse in the north end of Frankfurt is named after him.
literature
- Johann Adam Beil. In: Eduard Heyden: Gallery of famous and strange Frankfurters. A biographical collection . With 13 portraits. Brönner, Frankfurt a. M. 1861, pp. 548–556 Digitized in the Google book search, digitized in the Google book search
- Karl Karmarsch : Beil, Johann Adam . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 292 f.
- Wolfgang Klötzer (Hrsg.): Frankfurter Biographie . Personal history lexicon . First volume. A – L (= publications of the Frankfurt Historical Commission . Volume XIX , no. 1 ). Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-7829-0444-3 .
- Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 69.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Adam Beil in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ax, Johann Adam. Hessian biography. (As of January 16, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ax, Johann Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Frankfurt politician and railroad director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1852 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |