Johann Ernst Schickler
Johann Ernst Schickler (born September 30, 1761 in Berlin ; † May 6, 1801 in Bordeaux ) was co-owner of the Berlin banking and trading house Splitgerber & Daum (from 1795 banking house Gebrüder Schickler ) and founder of the still existing French line of the Schicklers, the 1820 acquired sole ownership of the bank.
Life
Like his older brother David Schickler, Johann Ernst Schickler belonged to the third generation of the trading company, which was founded in 1712 by their grandfather David Splitgerber and his partner Gottfried Adolph Daum . After Daum's death, Splitgerber arranged his own succession by marrying his two daughters to two proven employees, whom he also designated as successors in the management. One of these men was Johann Jacob Schickler , the father of Johann Ernst Schickler and David Schickler.
After heirs left through death or compensation and after some inheritance disputes, the trading house came into the ownership of the two brothers in 1795, who then continued it under their own name, with David Schickler taking over the management. Johann Ernst Schickler had moved to Bordeaux and married there in 1788. He died in 1801.
The son Jean Georges Schickler (1793–1843) acquired in 1820 from his cousin David Schickler jun. (1777–1866) took half of his ownership and ended the influence of the German Schickler line on the bank. From then on, the management was carried out by long-serving authorized signatories, who ensured continuity and prosperity, while the French owners have since limited themselves to the supervisory board function.
family
Schickler was married to Ernestine Elisabeth Fahrtisen (approx. 1770–1802), daughter of the Prussian consul and banker in Bordeaux, Johann Georg Fahrtisen (1720–1799). Her children were Louise Ernestine (1789–1826), Jean Georges (1793–1843) and Jean Jacques (1796–1818).
Later development
The focus on the pure banking business, forced by David Schickler, with the abandonment of his own commercial activities (sugar refineries, colonial goods trade, shipping company, forwarding agency) and the withdrawal from the leased royal factories was further promoted by the new directors. The last company to be returned to the state was the rifle factory in Potsdam-Spandau in 1852 . The bank developed into one of the leading private banks in Prussia. As a member of the Prussian consortium , the Gebr. Schickler bank was involved in the issue of most Prussian and German government bonds for decades. In 1910 the merger to form the Delbrück, Schickler & Co.
literature
- Friedrich Lenz , Otto Unholtz: The history of the banking house Gebrüder Schickler , commemorative publication for the 200th anniversary, Verlag G. Reimer, Berlin 1912. digitized by the University of Toronto
- Nadja Stulz-Herrnstadt: Berlin bourgeoisie in the 18th and 19th centuries , publisher: de Gruyter 2002, ISBN 3-11-016560-0 u. ISBN 978-3-11-016560-9
- Wilhelm Treue : Economic and technical history of Prussia , Verlag de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-009598-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Lenz, Otto Unholtz, history of the banking house Gebrüder Schickler , Verlag Reimer, Berlin 1912, family table attached
- ↑ Friedrich Lenz, Otto Unholtz, history of Bankhaus Gebrüder Schickler , publisher Reimer, Berlin 1912, pp 308, 309
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schickler, Johann Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Merchant, entrepreneur and banker in Prussia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1761 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1801 |
| Place of death | Bordeaux |