Johann Christoph Kees
Johann Christoph Kees (* 1786 in Gelnhausen , † in Graz ) was Großmagazineur and forwarding agent, builder and real estate owners in Graz.
Life
Johann Christoph Kees came from Gelnhausen via Vienna to Graz, where he finally settled. In Vienna he married Emilie Brüxner in 1816 and had four children with her: Marie, married Börner, Emilie, married Lenk, Sophie, married Reyer and Adolph Kees. As the owner of buildings in Graz such as the so-called Palais Kees am Glacis and numerous apartment buildings on the Kleiner Glacis, today Radetzkystraße, Keesgasse, Wielandgasse and Nelkengasse (... first early Wilhelminian building block in front of the Neutor ...) he played in the development of the Wilhelminian-style district an important pioneering role in Graz. The Keesgasse reminds of him.
literature
- The art monuments of the city of Graz, secular buildings of the 1st district , Austrian art topography, volume LIII, Vienna 1997
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kees, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelnhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century |
| Place of death | Graz |