Johann Christian von Lindenowski
Johann Christian von Lindenowski (actually Johann Christian Lindenow ; born August 13, 1736 in Danzig , Polish-Prussia ; † July 17, 1813 in Free City of Danzig ) was a Prussian administrative officer and first mayor of Elbing and Danzig under Prussian rule.
Life
The father Martin Christian Lindenow was a third-order merchant in Danzig, the mother was Anna Euphrosyne Freislich. After her husband's death, she married the Prussian residents in Danzig Johann von Wagenfeldt (1740) and Benjamin Reimer (1750). The boy attended the Petri School and the Gymnasium in Danzig (1751) and then the cadet house in Berlin (since 1752). He took part in the Prussian service in the Seven Years' War since 1756 and was dismissed from military service in 1759 because of wounding with the rank of Premier Lieutenant.
From 1763 Lindenow was a tax councilor in Neidenburg, East Prussia. Before 1770 he changed his name to Lindenowski and applied for elevation to the Prussian nobility because of alleged noble ancestors, which was granted to him in 1789.
In November 1772 Lindenowski took over the management of the city administration in Elbing after the Prussian annexation and was there from 1773 mayor and tax council. In 1780 he was dismissed from office for allegedly tolerating incorrect weights from the Elbingen merchants. After his rehabilitation, he was initially briefly tax councilor in Schidlitz in 1782.
In the same year von Lindenowski was made a Prussian resident (envoy) in Danzig, like his stepfathers. In the following years he tried to convince the patricians of the city to voluntarily submit to Prussian rule and wrote regular reports on the situation in the city to Prussian authorities. After the military conquest, von Lindenowski was initially acting head of the city administration in 1793 and, in the following year, lord mayor, police director and secret war councilor. In 1803 he was retired.
literature
- Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15. 1. Volume A-L. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 . P. 578f.
Web links
- Johann Christian von Lindenowski Gedanopedia (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindenowski, Johann Christian von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindenow, Johann Christian (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian administrative officer and Lord Mayor of Elbing and Danzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1736 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gdansk , Polish Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1813 |
| Place of death | Free City of Gdansk |