Johann Gottfried Wilhelm Waldthausen
Johann Gottfried Wilhelm Waldthausen (born July 15, 1765 in Essen , † April 28, 1844 in Essen) was a German merchant , mine operator and member of the industrial family Waldthausen .
The opening of a retail grocery business activities of Johann Gottfried Wilhelm Waldthausen began. The operation of a wool trading business followed. He was certified as having excellent business skills.
With the exercise of numerous honorary positions, his reputation among the population of Essen grew over the years. So he was given the dignity of senator at the city magistrate .
His interest turned more and more to the prospering coal industry. In 1824 he became the feudal bearer of four mines in the area of today's Baldeneysee and Schellenberger Forest.
A few years after his death in 1859, these four mines were consolidated. The new union formed in this way was named Zeche Gottfried Wilhelm in his honor .
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| SURNAME | Waldthausen, Johann Gottfried Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and mining operator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1844 |
| Place of death | eat |