Johann Hermann Hüffer

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Johann Hermann Hüffer

Johann Hermann Hüffer (born December 25, 1784 in Münster , † January 12, 1855 there ) was a German publisher and politician.

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Hermann Hüffer came from a family that had lived in Münster for generations. His mother was Maria Sophia Franziska, the last daughter of Wilhelm Aschendorff, the son of the founder of "Aschendorff Verlag" (today the Aschendorff Group ). Hüffer took over the publishing house in the first half of the 19th century and in 1835 was a co-founder of the Münster merchants' association. In 1838 it was Johann Hermann Hüffer who was the first to publish a book by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff . He is also considered to be the founder of the Westfälische Nachrichten through the establishment of the Munster Anzeiger , the core of the newspaper, in 1852. He managed the company until 1854, before handing the management over to his son Eduard.

In addition to his job as a publisher, he was also a leading politician in the province of Westphalia in the mid-19th century. Since 1817 he was a member of the city council of Münster and in 1842 became mayor of the city. Hüffer had been a member of the Westphalian Provincial Parliament since 1826 and was also a member of the United State Parliament in 1847/48. In the pre-March period he belonged to the moderate liberal opposition with his self-government ideas. However, he was hostile to the revolution of 1848. The tumult at the beginning of the revolution in Munster was also directed against him. Only reluctantly did he accept a mandate for the Prussian National Assembly . Because Berlin literally made him ill, he soon resigned from his mandate. He also resigned from the office of mayor in 1848.

Family:

On April 21, 1812, Johann Hermann Hüffer married Amalia Hosius († July 1825). With her he had seven children:

  • Eduard (born May 13, 1813)
  • Marie (born September 28, 1814)
  • Sophie (April 10, 1816 - May 15, 1819)
  • Alfred (born August 5, 1818, † August 23, 1899), judge and politician, co-founder of the Center Party
  • Wilhelm (born July 9, 1821, † 1895), founder of the Hüfferstiftung
  • Julia (born June 11, 1823)
  • Leopold (born July 23, 1825)

The church historian Joseph Ignaz Ritter , a trusted friend of the family , assisted Hüffer's second marriage to the less than 18-year-old Maria Theresia Julia Kaufmann (* 1810), sister of the future mayor of Bonn , Leopold Kaufmann , on November 10, 1827 in Bonn . From this marriage another ten children were born:

  • Anton Wilhelm Hermann Franz (* December 12, 1828, † January 21, 1830)
  • Hermann Joseph Julius Alexander (born March 24, 1830, † March 15, 1905), lawyer and historian
  • Anna Amalia Alexandrina Clara (born June 3, 1831, † 1903)
  • Franz Alexander Eduard (born October 15, 1832)
  • Emma Josephina Ignatia (born February 15, 1834)
  • Maria Sophia Franciska Laura (born November 15, 1835)
  • Augusta Johanna Julia (born February 15, 1838, † December 8, 1840)
  • Maria Augusta Laura (born December 20, 1840)
  • August Carl Emil Tilmann (born June 22, 1842)
  • Franz Carl Christoph Johann (born May 23, 1845, † January 19, 1889), music critic in England

Works

  • Experienced. Printed as a manuscript for his children , Aschendorff, Münster 1854 (Online: ULB Münster )

Honors

The Hüfferstraße in Münster Johann Hermann Hüffer and his son Wilhelm Hüffer, founder of the Hüfferstiftung dedicated.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The following information is taken from: Johann Hermann Hüffer: Erlebtes. Printed as a manuscript for his children , Aschendorff, Münster 1854, pp. 151–157.
predecessor Office successor
Joseph von Münstermann Lord Mayor of Münster in Westphalia
1842–1848 		Johann Heinrich von Olfers
personal data
SURNAME Hüffer, Johann Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher, politician and Lord Mayor of Münster
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1855
Place of death Muenster