Josef von Miller zu Aichholz

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Josef Maria von Miller zu Aichholz (born January 23, 1797 in Cles , Trentino , † February 3, 1871 in Vienna ) was a major Austrian industrialist.

Life

Josef was the son of Franz Miller von Aichholz and Anna, born by Stefanelli. As a young man in 1809 he ran difficult errands for Andreas Hofer during the war against the French. For this he also received the Silver Medal of Bravery from him . The episode was later painted by Defregger .

He came to Vienna in 1811, where he initially worked in drugstores. After he became a partner in the drugstore Grittner, he founded the company Öhler & Miller in 1819 with the druggist FA Öhler. In 1826 he bought the drugstore Grittner and in 1839 was able to acquire one of the first domestic cane sugar refineries in Vienna. Miller also did business in Bohemia and Silesia as well as in Trieste . He set up the first Austrian soda factory in Hruschau and eventually owned companies in the leather industry, sheep wool, sugar and paper production in Moravia and Bohemia, and the iron industry in Carinthia with thousands of workers.

During the revolution of 1848 he was captain of the national guard and in 1848/49 he was active in the Vienna community committee. In 1852 he became director of the Austrian National Bank . He was buried at the Meidlinger Friedhof .

Honors

In 1856 Josef Miller received permission to call himself Miller zu Aichholz , in 1860 he was ennobled by Emperor Franz Joseph and has since been called von Miller zu Aichholz , in 1865 he was knighted by Miller zu Aichholz to the Austrian knighthood. Aichholzgasse in Vienna- Meidling was named after him in 1894 , after it had been called Millergasse from 1864 onwards .

Marriage and offspring

Josef Miller was married to Marie Flore d'Heur from Belgium and had 15 children. His son Vinzenz von Miller zu Aichholz (1827–1913) took over the father's company, the youngest son Viktor von Miller zu Aichholz (1845–1910) was a chemist and industrialist as well as an art collector and benefactor, the son Eugen von Miller zu Aichholz (1835–1910) 1919) also an industrialist and art collector. Son August von Miller zu Aichholz (1829–1899) wrote a portrait of his father's life published in 1907 under the title "Esse quam videri" (To be more than to seem).

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grave site of Josef Miller Ritter von Aichholz , Vienna, Meidlinger Friedhof, Department D, No. MS1.
personal data
SURNAME Miller zu Aichholz, Josef von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miller zu Aichholz, Josef Maria von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian industrialist
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Cles , Trentino
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1871
Place of death Vienna