Johann Georg Stulz von Ortenberg
Johann Georg Stulz von Ortenberg (also Georg Stulz zu Ortenberg) (born February 17, 1771 in Kippenheim , † November 17, 1832 in Hyères ) was a tailor, merchant and benefactor.
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Stulz was born the son of master tailors Johann Georg Stulz and Barbara Leppert. After training as a tailor with his father, he went on a journey in 1787 and came to England as a servant of a lord. There he worked as a tailor at the German men's fashion house Schweitzer. He first became a partner, then after Schweitzer's death the sole heir. He quickly became famous and rich with his tailoring. The company supplied the court and the nobility and Stulz was nicknamed the " fashion king of London ".
After running the company for over thirty years, he retired and lived in Hyères in southern France for the last few years. He bequeathed large parts of his fortune to his home community of Kippenheim, the Lichtental orphanage and the Technical University of Karlsruhe, among others .
He was already known as a benefactor during his lifetime. He donated 25,000 French francs to the communities of Huttenheim , Rheinsheim , Rheinhausen , Oberhausen and Philippsburg after the Rhine flood in 1831 so that they could pay for the damage.
Shortly before his death on August 30, 1832, Grand Duke Leopold honored Stulz by allowing him to add the name of the extinct von Ortenberg family to his actual name.
Stulz is an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe , Oberhausen-Rheinhausen and Philippsburg .
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| SURNAME | Stulz von Ortenberg, Johann Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stulz zu Ortenberg, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tailor, merchant and benefactor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1771 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kippenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1832 |
| Place of death | Hyeres |