Johann Ganten

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Johann Gustav Ganten was a co-founder of the Bremerhaven Bürgerpark

Johann Gustav Ganten (born June 21, 1855 in Stinstedt ; † January 13, 1936 in Freschluneberg ) was a German educator . He suggested the establishment of the Bremerhaven Bürgerpark .

biography

Ganten came from a family that had lived in Stinstedt since at least 1650. His parents' house was today's restaurant Waidmannsruh on the Ringstrasse. The maternal ancestors were craftsmen based in the Lüneburg Heath. His maternal grandfather moved from the heath to Geestendorf and founded a construction business there with his brother Heinrich.

Ganten lived in Geestemünde in the Neumarktstr. 24. The house had been built by his father. In 1914 Ganten moved to Freschluneberg, where he had the Villa Ganten built.

Villa Ganten on Schmiedestrasse in Lunestedt

He attended the teachers' college in Stade . Like his father, who worked as a teacher alongside his farm job, Ganten worked as a teacher in Geestemünde.

Ganten was married to Auguste Allermann and they had four children. His son Hans-Heinrich was a lawyer in Bremen. In Freschluneberg, Hans-Heinrich Ganten was local group leader of the NSDAP from autumn 1934 to January 1, 1938; he had three sons. The two older ( Hans and Reinhard) are well-known lawyers. The youngest ( Detlev ) is a molecular medicine specialist and was Chairman of the Board of Charité Berlin from 2004 to 2008.

Citizens' park establishment

In 1899, Ganten and two colleagues in Bremerhaven gave the impetus to prepare a small piece of forest near the town of Geestemünde as a place to relax for the citizens. Mayor Klußmann endorsed the plan, and on December 12, 1899 the Geestemünder Waldverein was founded. The Bürgerpark in Bremerhaven was opened on June 1, 1908.

Johann-Ganten-Straße leads from Frühlingstraße into the park.

Honors

The Johann-Ganten Street in Bremerhaven-Geestemünde is named after him.

See also

swell

  • Nordsee-Zeitung, April 25, 1964, Delivered to posterity in enamel - by the citizens for the citizens .
  • Hans-Heinrich Ganten: From five decades, retrospectives - events - thoughts . Self-published, 1983.
  • Arnold Plesse u. a .: Lunestedter Chronik, Freschluneberg and Westerbeverstedt - A village with a future . Lunestedt parish 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Ganten, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ganten, Johann Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator, founder of the Bremerhaven Bürgerpark
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Stinstedt (Loxstedt)
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1936
Place of death Freschluneberg