Johann Maria Farina

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Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766)

Johann Maria Farina , Italian Giovanni Maria Farina , according to the Latin birth certificate Johannis Maria Farina (born December 8, 1685 in Santa Maria Maggiore , then part of the Duchy of Milan , Italy ; † November 25, 1766 in Cologne ), was the inventor of an aqua mirabilis (Scented water), which he called Eau de Cologne . In the meantime, Eau de Cologne has become the name of an entire class of fragrances.

biography

Farina joined the trading company of his brother Johann Baptist in Cologne, which was founded in 1709 in 1714 and was significantly involved in the development of the company " Johann Maria Farina opposite Jülichs-Platz ". In 1723 they moved into the house at Obenmarspforten 23 “across from Jülichs- Platz”. Johann Maria Farina named his unsurpassed elixir in honor of his new hometown “Eau de Cologne”, in German cologne . Its scent was the scent of the 18th century courtyards. If you said eau de cologne in the 18th century , you meant the scent of Farina. After the French Revolution, at the end of the 18th century, many tried to copy the fragrance and name of Eau de Cologne . Since there was still no trademark protection , Eau de Cologne became the name of an entire class of fragrances. The city honored its citizens with a statue on the council tower .

"My scent is like an Italian spring morning after the rain, oranges , grapefruits , lemon, bergamot , cedar , lime and the flowers and herbs of my homeland."

- Johann Maria Farina

Johann Maria Farina died childless. His grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne. A memorial plaque lies on the grave site of his great-nephew Johann Baptist Farina (Hauptweg).

Statue, reliefs, memorial plaques

  • Council tower in Cologne with statue of Johann Maria Farina, left side, 2nd floor

  • Corner statue of Johann Maria Farina on the Cologne Council Tower

  • Stone figure of Johann Maria Farina (Council Tower)

  • Marble relief by Farina on the Farina House (by Cologne sculptor Wolfgang Reuter )

  • Bronze relief by Johann Maria Farina (created by Wolfgang Reuter)

  • Johann-Maria-Farina-Strasse in Cologne

  • Casa Farina in Santa Maria Maggiore

  • Via GMFarina in Santa Maria Maggiore

  • Letter regarding the dispatch of the new fragrance from the letter copy book from 1716

  • Grave site in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne

literature

  • Marita Krauss : The royal Bavarian court suppliers, Volk Verlag, Munich 2008, on Johann Maria Farina pp. 219–230. ISBN 978-3-937200-27-9
  • Dr. Wilhelm Mönckmeier: The history of the house of Johann Maria Farina across from Jülichsplatz in Cologne, founded in 1709. Revised by Hermann Schaefer, Berlin 1934.
  • Robert Steimel: Versippt with Cologne I. Steimel Verlag, Cologne-Zollstock 1955, plate 48.
  • Hiltrud Kier , Bernd Ernsting, Ulrich Krings (eds.): Cologne. The Council Tower - Its history and its program of figures. JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7616-1156-0 , pp. 506, 507 ff.
  • Ulrich S. Soénius , Jürgen Wilhelm: Kölner Personen Lexikon. Greven Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-7743-0400-0 , p. 148 f.
  • Ina Knobloch: The fragrance maker. Historical novel about Johann Maria Farina in the period 1685–1714, Piper Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86612-267-3 .
  • Markus Eckstein: Cologne - Cradle of Eau de Cologne , JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-7616-2676-4 .

Movie

  • The perfume - the real story. Documentary and scenic documentation, Germany, 2014, 52:50 min., Script and direction: Ina Knobloch, production: City Media TV, ZDF , arte , first broadcast: June 14, 2014 on arte, synopsis by ARD .

Web links

Commons : Johann Maria Farina  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Johann Maria Farina  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduard Prüssen (linocuts), Werner Schäfke and Günter Henne (texts): Cologne heads . 1st edition. University and City Library, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-931596-53-8 , pp. 60 .
  2. ↑ The term has been traceable in the company's business books since 1740, see Adam Wrede : Neuer kölnischer Sprachschatz . Twelfth edition. Third volume (SZ). Greven Verlag, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-7743-0243-X , p. 347 below .
  3. ↑ Ina Knobloch in: Perfume - The true story. In: arte , June 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Josef Abt, Johann Ralf Beines, Celia Körber-Leupold: Melaten - Cologne graves and history . Greven, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7743-0305-3 , p. 177.
personal data
SURNAME Farina, Johann Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farina, Giovanni Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Perfume maker
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1685
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Maria Maggiore , Italy
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1766
Place of death Cologne