Johann Caspar Altenauer

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Johann Caspar Altenauer (* unknown; † August 14, 1766 in Mainz ) was an electoral play captain and shield host .

Life

With the title of Kurmainzischen piece captain or captain of the artillery Altenauer was responsible for the defense of the fortress Mainz . As a Schildwirt, he was allowed to accommodate his guests and provide them with warm food all year round, in contrast to the innkeeper of a street or broom bar or a drinking room. In addition, he made a name for himself together with Johann Peter Schick through the foundation for the improvement of the school system for girls in Mainz. The age of the Enlightenment was generally shaped by reforms in the church as a whole, in society and in school and monastery politics. Through his will, the so-called Altenau School Fund was established in favor of the School of the English Misses , today the Maria Ward School . The assets consisted of a residential building from whose rental income the Mainz schools are to be funded.

Johann Caspar Altenauer died on August 14, 1766 in Mainz. Altenauergasse (located in Mainz ) in the old town of Mainz is named after him.

literature

  • Franz Dumont (ed.), Ferdinand Scherf, Friedrich Schütz: Mainz - The history of the city. Verlag Philipp von Zabern , Mainz 1999 (1st edition), p. 752, ISBN 3-8053-2000-0
  • Wilhelm Huber: The Mainz Lexicon. Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz 2002, ISBN 3-87439-600-2
  • Gisela Schreiner: Education for girls in Kurmainz in the 18th century under: with special consideration of the residence city Dissertation Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 2006; (Geschichtliche Landeskunde 65) published by: Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2007 pp. 71–73 ISBN 9783515090704
  • Christoph Moufang : The legal relationships of the Altenauer Fund and the English Fräulein in Mainz Kirchheim, Mainz, 1876

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sk: Maria Ward Sisters in Mainz. In: Mainzer Diocese News No. 4. Episcopal Press Office Mainz , January 28, 2004, accessed on April 21, 2012 .
  2. ^ Altenau school fund. (PDF; 50 kB) City of Mainz, August 14, 1766, accessed on April 21, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Altenauer, Johann Caspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German baroque artilleryman, Schildwirt
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century or 18th century
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1766
Place of death Mainz