Johann Kaspar Coqui

Johann Kaspar Coqui (born January 4, 1747 in Magdeburg ; † June 10, 1824 there ) was a manufacturer and Magdeburg's local politician.

Life

Coqui came from a Huguenot family who immigrated to Magdeburg from France . In Magdeburg the Huguenots who immigrated from France formed the French colony in Magdeburg and the Reformed (Huguenots and Germans) who immigrated from the Palatinate formed the Palatinate colony . Both colonies were not subject to the rest of the municipal administration , but existed with their own administrations as autonomous communities. His father was a hosiery master who was born in Magdeburg. Coqui became a citizen of the Palatinate colony on October 26, 1770 . On November 18, 1770 he married Marie Roux, the widow of the watchmaker David Maquet, who already had three sons; among them the two future entrepreneurs Ludewig David Maquet and Karl Maquet . His marriage to Marie Roux had 5 children. After Marie's death, Coqui married Johanna Christiane Henriette Dürking on December 1, 1801.

Public and economic activities

Although his family were hosiery workers , Coqui applied for a concession to operate a sugar refinery in Magdeburg, which he received from the king on April 29, 1788. Together with his stepson Ludewig David Maquet, he then ran the only business of this type in town, which brought him reputation and prosperity. He also ran other businesses with his sons and step-sons . With an annual income of 12,000 thalers and a fortune of around 700,000 thalers, Coqui was one of the richest citizens of Magdeburg.

In 1788 Coqui was elected mayor of the Palatinate colony. He held this office until the special status of the Palatinate Colony was lifted in 1808. Coqui was a member of the imperial estates during the time of the Kingdom of Westphalia and held the office of presbyter in the Walloon Reformed community .

Coqui owned real estate in Magdeburg, at Alter Markt 11 , and in Buckau . After his death, his wife Henriette Coqui, b. Dürking established the "Johann Kaspar Coquische Foundation for the elderly and poor in Buckau" in Buckau in 1858.

Honor

In his honor, a street ( Coquistraße ) is named after him in Magdeburg-Buckau .

literature

Johannes Fischer: The French Colony of Magdeburg (= Magdeburg cultural and economic life. No. 22). Published by the City of Magdeburg, Magdeburg 1942.
Johannes Fischer: The Palatinate Colony in Magdeburg. In memory of their foundation 250 years ago (= Magdeburg cultural and economic life. No. 19). Published by the City of Magdeburg, Magdeburg 1939.
Horst-Günther Heinicke: Coqui, Johann Caspar. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 .
Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 99.
Eduard Muret: History of the French Colony in Brandenburg-Prussia , Büxenstein, Berlin 1885.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Rolf Straubel : “Merchants and Manufacturers”, an empirical study, 1995, Business Enterprises-Verlag, p. 253.
↑ The address book of the city of Magdeburg , Magdeburg 1817, p. 204 , also listed him at this address .

personal data
SURNAME	Coqui, Johann Kaspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Factory owner and Magdeburg local politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1747
PLACE OF BIRTH	Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 1824
Place of death	Magdeburg

[1] Rolf Straubel : “Merchants and Manufacturers”, an empirical study, 1995, Business Enterprises-Verlag, p. 253.

[2] The address book of the city of Magdeburg , Magdeburg 1817, p. 204 , also listed him at this address .