Johann Nepomuk von Schönau

Julius Wenzel Johann Nepomuk Ferdinand Wolfgang Franz de Paula von Schönau (born April 21, 1753 in Dallwitz , Bohemia ; † November 13, 1821 in Karlsbad , Bohemia) was a Bohemian industrialist .

Life

Johann von Schönau comes from an old noble Bohemian noble family and is considered the first baron of the family. He was the master of Aicha-Dallwitz and Schönlied and turned his attention to industry early on and in 1805 opened the first stoneware factory on his Dallwitz estate in the Elbogner district . The quality of the products was so good that von Schönau very quickly supplied the entire empire and abroad. The factory had a high turnover of 100,000 guilders a year.

He participated in the expansion of the road from Karlsbad to Saxony and made donations for non-profit associations (e.g. private association of red sufferers in Bohemia, provincial pension institution).

At the beginning of the Wars of Liberation , he equipped four hunters and six landwehr men at his own expense . In 1820 he was awarded the baron status for his services.

With his death in 1821 his son took over the stoneware factory, but had to sell the Dallwitz estate and the factory in 1832.

Johann von Schönau was married to Maria Antonia Beatrix Walpurga Anna, b. Zessner von Spitzenberg (1749–1820), and had six children.

coat of arms

On silver four five-petalled, green-tipped, gold-seeded, red roses (two above one). The baron crown with a crowned tournament helmet with the visor closed rests on the guilt. From its crown rises a simple silver flight covered with the roses of the shield.

Trivia

Through the director of the stoneware factory, Benedikt Hasslacher, he had several contacts with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , who visited the stoneware factory.

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Schönau, Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von (father) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 31st part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1876, p. 119 ( digitized version ).
J. Brabencová: Schönau, (Julius Wenzel) Johann Nep. Early from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 43 f. (Direct links on p. 43 , p. 44 ).

Wikisource

Johann Nepomuk von Schönau

References and comments

↑ (not to be confused with the Austrian family of the same name)
^ ^A ^b ^c ^d Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: New general German nobility lexicon . Georg Olms Verlag, 1973, ISBN 978-3-487-40325-0 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2018]).
^ Edith Zehm, Sebastian Mangold, Ariane Ludwig: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Diaries: Historical-critical edition. Volume VII, 1: Text (1819-1820) . Springer-Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-476-01310-1 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Schönau, Johann Nepomuk von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schönau, Julius Wenzel Johann Nepomuk Ferdinand Wolfgang Franz de Paula von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	bohemian industrialist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 21, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dallwitz , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 1821
Place of death	Carlsbad

[1] (not to be confused with the Austrian family of the same name)

[:0-2] A ^b ^c ^d Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: New general German nobility lexicon . Georg Olms Verlag, 1973, ISBN 978-3-487-40325-0 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2018]).

[3] Edith Zehm, Sebastian Mangold, Ariane Ludwig: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Diaries: Historical-critical edition. Volume VII, 1: Text (1819-1820) . Springer-Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-476-01310-1 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2018]).