Johann Jacob Koch
Johann Jacob Koch (Cochius) (* in Aschersleben ; † before May 1751 in Berlin ) was a master baker and local politician in Berlin. As a politician he was from 1721 commissioner of the Serviskammer and from 1724 deputy mayor of Berlin.
Koch owned a dairy on the Tempelhofer Mühlenberg. He gave up and made the property available as building land. As compensation, he received from King Friedrich Wilhelm I the properties in Kirchstrasse 21 and 65 and Friedrichstrasse 209 in the newly laid out Friedrichstadt. Koch contributed significantly to the revitalization of Friedrichstadt. From 1734, Kirchstrasse was named Kochstrasse in his honor . In the 19th century, Kochstrasse became the main axis and synonym of Berlin's newspaper district .
In 2008, an initiative launched by the taz resulted in the renaming of the eastern part of Kochstrasse to Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse , among other things with the argument that there is another one in Berlin-Mariendorf after Johann in addition to Kochstrasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg Jacob Koch and whose historical significance is not necessarily sufficient for two street names in Berlin. The result was that neither the Axel Springer Verlag nor the tageszeitung (taz) kept the address “Kochstrasse”.
Web links
- Article of December 21, 2004 in the taz
- Kochstrasse (Kreuzberg). In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Kochstrasse (Mariendorf). In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koch, Johann Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Master baker and local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aschersleben |
| DATE OF DEATH | before May 1751 |
| Place of death | Berlin |