Johann Adolf von Carnap
Johann Adolf von Carnap (born April 21, 1793 in Elberfeld (today a district of Wuppertal ), † September 5, 1871 in Düsseldorf ) was a German textile entrepreneur and politician. He was the mayor of his hometown Elberfeld.
Act
Carnap was born in 1793 as the son of Abraham Peter von Carnap , who held the office of mayor of Elberfeld in 1802 , at that time still according to the constitution. He was elected the new Lord Mayor of Elberfeld on August 14, 1837, and took up his new office on October 28 of the same year. His predecessor was Johann Rütger Brüning , who was the first Lord Mayor of Elberfeld under the Prussian government. During the barricade fight of the revolution in Elberfeld, Carnap negotiated with Johann Friedrich Hector Philippi the peaceful settlement of the fighting without military intervention. He was honored as a meritorious promoter of urban affairs and resigned from office on January 21, 1851. Karl Emil Lischke was elected as his successor .
Honors
Together with Caspar Wilhelm Meckel and August von der Heydt , he was the first citizen of the city of Elberfeld to be awarded the title of commercial councilor in 1834 .
literature
- Klaus Goebel : uprising of the citizens. Revolution of 1849 in the West German industrial center. Wuppertal 1974, ISBN 3-87294-065-1 , p. 285.
- W. Peltzer: Response to the letter of Mr. Joh. Adolph von Carnap in Elberfeld: as an appendix to the memorandum on the question: are spinning mills in the fatherland necessary to secure the existence of the existing cotton factories or not? Rheydt 1833. ( Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf )
- Letter to Mr. Wilhelm Peltzer in Rheydt in response to his memorandum of July 1833: in September 1833 . Lucas, Elberfeld 1833. (digitized edition)
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Westfälische Rundschau. dated October 29, 1962.
- ↑ a b City Anzeiger. from December 13-14, 1968.
- ^ Chamber of Industry and Commerce Wuppertal 1831–1956 (commemorative publication for the 125th anniversary on January 17, 1956) . Wuppertal 1956. p. 221
Johann Rütger Brüning (1814–1837) | Johann Adolf von Carnap (1837–1851) | Karl Emil Lischke (1854–1873) | Adolf Hermann Jaeger (1873–1899) | Wilhelm Funck (1900–1919) | Paul Hopf (1919–1920) | Max Kirschbaum (1920–1929)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carnap, Johann Adolf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carnap, Johann Adolph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 1871 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |