Johannes Buhl
Johannes Buhl , also known as gymnastics father Buhl , (also Johann Buhl ; born June 10, 1804 in Beutelsbach ; † June 13, 1882 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ; also Johann Buhl ) was a German businessman , gymnastics pioneer and fire department pioneer .
Life
Having come to Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1829, the son of the Protestant merchant was naturalized by the city council in the same year . The following year he opened a metal goods and tool shop on Gmünder Marktplatz and immediately got involved in city life as a versatile citizen. In 1848, the democrat Buhl was briefly imprisoned, and in 1852 he was accused of insulting majesty when, while visiting King Wilhelm , he displayed the sign No man is allowed into my house, so I didn't hang a wreath on his house on the market square. In 1863 Buhl built a villa on the Gmünder Nepperberg .
Buhl was buried in the Leonhard Cemetery in Gmünd .
engagement
Buhl is described as a technician and tinkerer as well as a progressive thinker and philosopher. He was involved in many different ways in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Buhl founded the gymnastics company Gmünd on June 10, 1844, one of the first gymnastics companies. He taught gymnastics and held gymnastics festivals. He was involved in the gymnastics movement beyond the city limits. This commitment earned him the nickname gymnastics father.
In addition to his commitment, Buhl was also a fire service pioneer. As early as 1831 he was one of the founders of the "Rescue Society in Fire Danger", the forerunner organization of the Gmünder Freiwilligen Feuerwehr . He gained notoriety because that year he also had the first two-rung hook ladder made.
Buhl was also politically active. He called for equality of rank and armament of the people and stood for popular sovereignty and German unity. He played a prominent role at Eduard Forster's side for these values and especially in the revolutionary years of the March revolutions . Buhl was chairman of the democratically oriented citizens' association and was involved in the people's association.
After the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/71, he worked with the Gmünder Turner auxiliary services for the reserve hospital in the city.
Honors
Buhl was awarded an order by King Karl von Württemberg , namely the Olga Order , and by Kaiser Wilhelm .
At his former office building at Gmünder marketplace one of was Jakob Wilhelm Fehrle made bust mounted. In addition, the street that runs past it has been renamed Buhlgässle . In the downtown area of Schwäbisch Gmünd, the gym at Klösterle also bears the name Johann-Buhl-Turnhalle .
literature
- Gerd Noetzel: About Johannes Buhl (1804–1882) from the Schwäbisch Gmünder press of his time . (= Digital publications of the Schwäbisch Gmünd city archive , volume 1). Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 ( online ).
- Gerd Noetzel: Authorities and citizens, political forces and problems of poverty in Gmünd, “factory location” and district town in the Kingdom of Württemberg. From the local press in Vormärz until after 1848. (= Publications of the Schwäbisch Gmünd City Archives . No. 13). Schwäbisch Gmünd 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-047462-0 , p. 903 ( online ).
- Joachim K. Rühl , Bettina Sieber: Johannes Buhl, the forgotten gymnastics father of Swabia. Chronicle of a gymnastics leader and patriot . In: Wolfgang Buss , Arnd Krüger (Hrsg.): Sports history: maintaining tradition and changing values. Festschrift for Wilhelm Henze . NISH, Duderstadt 1985, ISBN 3-923453-03-5 , pp. 85-106.
- Richard Strobel: Inventory. Take the Buhlgäßle in Schwäbisch Gmünd as an example. In: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Wuerttemberg, news sheet of the State Monuments Office. 19th year, 2/1990, pp. 48–55 ( online ).
Web links
- Heino Schütte: Gmünder Eisenbahngeschichte (s), part 6: With two special trains and 400 men, the Gmünder fire brigade is steaming bravely towards the great conflagration , article from March 3, 2011 on remszeitung.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grablege Buhl on genealogy.net (as of April 19, 2015).
- ↑ see also under history on TSB Gmünd (status: April 19, 2015).
- ↑ on this also the history of the fire service (as of April 19, 2015).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buhl, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buhl, Johann; Gymnastics father Buhl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, gymnastics pioneer and fire department pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beutelsbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1882 |
| Place of death | Schwäbisch Gmünd |