Johann Baptist Trappentreu

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Portrait medallion on the tombstone of Johann Trappentreu
The Sterneckerbräu 1925

Johann Baptist Trappentreu (* 1805 ; † August 22, 1883 ) was a Munich beer brewer and host of the Zum Sternecker restaurant in Tal 55 and owner of the Sternecker brewery (later 38). He had taken over the property from his father Kajetan Trappentreu in 1833 and received citizenship and marriage permission in the same year. He was married to Anna (born Wolf 1813–1872).

He was known for his generous donations of arms. Since he donated many church bells, for example the church bells for the Andechs monastery , he was also called the bell man from the Sterneckerbräu. He was also known as a patron and patron of the arts, with the artists Carl Spitzweg, Wilhelm von Kaulbach and Franz von Lenbach among his regular customers. In addition to those in need in Munich, he also donated to Africa and Palestine. He donated z. B. for the construction of the Church of St. Benedict in Munich's Schrenkstrasse.

tomb

Grave of Johann Trappentreu on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

The grave is located on the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich (Grave field 8 - row 4 - place 55) location . The tomb design comes from the architect Adalbert Sickinger (1838–1920), a son of the well-known sculptor Anselm Sickinger (1807–1873). His wife Anna Trappentreu, who is referred to there as "the brewer's wife", is also lying in the grave.

Honors

Trappentreu is the namesake for a street and a tunnel section of the Middle Ring ( Westend ).

Individual evidence

  1. Claudia Denk, John Ziesemer: Grabstätte 81. In: Art and Memoria. The old southern cemetery in Munich (2014), p. 342 ff, ISBN 978-3-422-07227-5 .
  2. Claudia Denk, John Ziesemer: Grabstätte 81. In: Art and Memoria. The old southern cemetery in Munich (2014), p. 343, ISBN 978-3-422-07227-5 .