Johann Philipp Bronner

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Johann Philipp Bronner (around 1840, Museum Wiesloch)

Johann Philipp Bronner (born February 11, 1792 in Neckargemünd ; † December 4, 1864 in Wiesloch ) was a German pharmacist , viticulture pioneer , rose breeder and writer . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Bronner ".

Life

pharmacist

Bronner, the son of a pharmacist, studied with state chemist Salzer in Durlach, Baden, and passed the state examination in pharmacy in 1815 .

On March 3, 1816, Bronner married virtuous friend Märklin (1795–1828), the daughter of the then Wiesloch pharmacist Friedrich Märklin . In the same year he took over his father-in-law's pharmacy in Wiesloch. Between 1816 and 1822 the marriage had four children, then Bronner's wife died at the age of 33.

1829, the widower married the daughter of evangelical pastor from Biebelnheim in Alzey , Elisabetha (Lisette) Heddaeus , a cousin of his late wife. The four children who also emerged from this second marriage were born between 1830 and 1835.

Bronner ran his pharmacy until 1860. During this time he lived with his family in the pharmacy building, which was initially located at the corner of Rathaus- / Pfarrgasse, then at the corner of Hauptstrasse / Pfarrgasse and then until 1858 at the corner of Marktstrasse / Hauptstrasse. In 1858 - shortly before his retirement - he had the property of today's Wieslocher Stadt-Apotheke built at Hauptstrasse 96, but remained in his original residential building. From July 1860, Bronner's son Georg Philipp took over his father's newly built pharmacy. His other son Eduard Bronner was a doctor and became known as a revolutionary from Baden.

Viticulture pioneer

Spindle press as developed by Bronner

By chance, so Bronner writes in the preface to his first book The Improvement of Viticulture ... , which appeared in 1830, he was able to acquire in 1826 in Wiesloch Ödland, where he wanted to grow wine. With great effort and expense he made the area arable. In order to get to know viticulture, Bronner asked winegrowers in the area and obtained advice, observed a lot and also continued his education in the Palatinate and the Rheingau . In his facility he tested various cutting methods and set up a model nursery.

This took on considerable proportions over time. Around 400 different grape varieties were kept with a stock of several 100,000  vines . The 100  acre site is used today by the North Baden Psychiatric Center . On June 2, 1839 complex in honor of the Marquis was Wilhelm von Baden (1792-1859) in the name Wilhelmshöhe baptized, and Bronner was for his services and research on viticulture the title Ökonomierat awarded.

In accordance with his motto “Capture and use the spirit of the times”, Bronner made numerous trips to various domestic and foreign wine-growing regions in order to train himself - partly on behalf of the Baden government. In addition to the Palatinate, the Moselle and the Rheingau, Bronner's travel destinations were also Württemberg and Saxony . In neighboring countries he visited France , Switzerland , Austria - Hungary and Italy . In addition to the agricultural part of viticulture and the upbringing of the vines - in this context Bronner favored the so-called block pruning and contributed significantly to the spread of this upbringing method - the improvement of the wine quality was particularly important to him. For this purpose, Bronner sold models of a spindle press that he had developed himself. Reconstructed in original size, they replaced the unwieldy tree presses on site .

Rose grower

As the vines care business Bronner also the roses breeding so committed that he in his Testament took up a separate clause that should ensure the preservation and care of his roses after his death.

writer

In addition to occupying himself with his family, his job, his research work and his travels, Bronner wrote 13 books and numerous specialist articles.

Works (selection)

  • The goat cut , 1830.
  • Viticulture in Southern Germany , seven volumes, 1833–42.
  • Instructions for the most useful planting of table grapes and also grape varieties in otherwise unused places , 1834.
  • Viticulture and winemaking in Champagne , 1840.
  • The wild grapes of the Rhine Valley , 1857.

Quotes

"Grasp and use the spirit of the time!"

- The principle of Johann Philipp Bronner

"I like to die, I have been able to lead a long, richly blessed life."

- Johann Philipp Bronner shortly before his death

Commemoration

The commercial Johann-Philipp-Bronner-Schule Wiesloch

Bronner received a number of honors in Wiesloch:

  • Johann-Philipp-Bronner- Straße leads from the city center to Winzerkeller Wiesloch eG (renamed "Winzer von Baden eG" in 2017).
  • The Johann-Philipp-Bronner wines are the premium and excellence wines of the Wiesloch winery (winemaker von Baden eG).
  • The Johann-Philipp-Bronner- Schule Wiesloch is Wiesloch's commercial vocational school and has been called the Bronners since 1982 because it made the local wine tradable.
  • The Johann-Philipp- Bronner- Bridge leads the Bronner-Straße into the Bögnerweg and spans the southern bypass (L 594).
  • Johann-Philipp-Bronner- hut was in the in the 1980s in the wine-growing Won "Hägenich" as a refuge by the Wieslocher Department of Technical Support Organization in splendid panoramic position on the Letzenberg , the Upper Rhine Valley and the Palatinate Forest , the communities Rauenberg and Dielheim as well as the A6 , built; After several renovations and extensions, the hut is now a popular meeting point and barbecue area in the “ Weinberge ” recreation area .
  • The Johann-Philipp-Bronner- Haus Wiesloch is a senior center of the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund , which was opened in 2006.
  • Johann-Philipp-Bronner- Platz has been located at the intersection of Rathausgasse-Pfarrstrasse directly below the city ​​church since 2019, where the first of four pharmacy locations in Bronners in Wiesloch was located.
  • Bronners Gartenhaus is the garden house for Rosenzucht Bronners, which was rebuilt in 2008 on the current site of the Psychiatric Center North Baden ; it functions as a museum for the Johann Philipp Bronner cultural association founded in 2006 .
  • The Friends of Johann Philipp Bronner was founded in 1992 and supports students at the Bronner School.
  • Bronners Bistro and Weinstube was a restaurant on Wiesloch's market square, which was operated as an excellent wine restaurant by the Palatin from June 2009 to May 2015.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The city pharmacy in Wiesloch later became known in connection with the first long-distance journey in automobile history, which was undertaken by Bertha Benz in 1888 .
  2. ↑ a b Werner Zinser: Bronner, Johann Philipp. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie, Volume 2. 1955, p. 636 , accessed on June 8, 2020 .
  3. ^ The cultural association Johann Philipp Bronner e. V. from Wiesloch introduces itself. Kulturverein-bronner.de, accessed on June 11, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Friends' Association. Aims. bronner-schule.de, accessed on June 11, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bronner, Johann Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pharmacist, viticulture pioneer, rose grower and writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Neckargemünd , Germany
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 1864
Place of death Wiesloch , Germany