Johann Friedrich Preschel
Johann Friedrich Preschel (also Johann Friedrich Preschell ; * 1732 in Karge , Greater Poland ; † October 26, 1809 in Busk , Austrian Empire ) was a German entrepreneur and businessman . Under his leadership, one of the first Protestant parishes in the Habsburg monarchy was founded in Lemberg .
Life
Johann Friedrich Preschel came from a wealthy German family. He trained as a businessman in Krakow.
In 1766 he founded the trading company Franchi & Co in Lemberg with a business partner. As a Protestant, he was not allowed to do business alone. Among other things, he traded in linen, tobacco leaves, hides and woods. His activities extended to Gdansk and Amsterdam . In 1769 he and three business partners founded the first Polish-Lithuanian tannery in Busk . This was very successful.
In 1775, under his leadership, an Evangelical Lutheran congregation was founded in Lemberg . Not until 1778 was it possible to get a pastor for the community who was ready to settle in Lemberg ( Ephraim Gottlob Hoffmann ). Preschel headed the parish council until 1803 and wrote the parish regulations. The first services took place in a garden house on his property. He significantly supported the construction of the Protestant church and the rectory.
Emperor Joseph II visited his tannery in Busk twice, on a third visit he stayed in the Preschels house in Lemberg.
literature
- Johann Friedrich Peschel . In: Austria's pantheon. Gallery of everything good and useful in the fatherland. Vienna 1831, pp. 173–177 .
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Preschel, Johann Friedrich . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 23rd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1872, p. 266 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Ludwig Schneider: The Protestant parish of Lemberg from its beginnings to the present. 1778-1928. Lwów 1929. 1935.
Web links
- Johann Friedrich Preschell Galician Germans
Remarks
- ↑ Isabel Röskau-Rydel : Culture on the periphery of the Habsburg Empire. The history of education and cultural institutions in Lviv from 1772 to 1848 . Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden 1993, ISBN 3-447-03423-8 ., P.127 note 149
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Preschel, Johann Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Preschell, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1732 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barren , Greater Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1809 |
| Place of death | Busk , Austrian Empire |