Joseph Pirazzi

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Joseph Pirazzi (born January 14, 1799 ; † December 31, 1868 in Offenbach am Main ) was a German entrepreneur, author and poet who founded the German-Catholic (today: free religious ) community in Offenbach. A street in Offenbach am Main is named after the Pirazzi family.

Life

Joseph Pirazzi was born on January 14, 1799, the first son of the Piedmont merchant Giorgio Pirazzi. The Pirazzi family founded a factory for the production of strings and rosin in Offenbach am Main , which still exists today under the name Pirastro . Joseph Pirazzi was the father of Emil Pirazzi , a well-known publicist and playwright at the time. Joseph Pirazzi took over the management of the family business from his father. At the same time he was active as a publicist, poet, local politician and supporter of the German-Catholic idea.

Act

Joseph Pirazzi was mainly active as a poet and lyric poet between 1830 and 1840. He preferred to publish his works in daily newspapers such as the Frankfurter Journal. In February 1845 he worked together with the linguist and later honorary citizen of Offenbach, Lorenz Diefenbach, on the reform of Catholicism in Germany. Pirazzi presented these ideas to the then Catholic Bishop Peter Leopold Kaiser on March 3 of the same year in Mainz , who, however, rejected the reform plans. Two days later, Pirazzi founded the German-Catholic community in Offenbach, the first of its kind in southwest Germany. Pirazzi remained connected to the community until his death. In the revolutionary year of 1848, Joseph Pirazzi acted as spokesman for the Offenbach citizens' delegation in Darmstadt and campaigned for the construction and commissioning of the Frankfurt am Main - Offenbach - Hanau railway line .

literature

  • Emil Pirazzi : Joseph Pirazzi. A biographical memorial in memory of his friends. Offenbach 1869 (reprint. Free Religious Congregation, Offenbach 1995).
  • Emil Pirazzi: The foundation of the German Catholic community in Offenbach am Main and the events that preceded and followed it in 1845. A commemorative publication for the first half-century of its existence according to the existing documents and own memories. Offenbach community, Offenbach 1895.
  • Max Gehrmann: History of the free religious community in Offenbach am Main. Offenbacher Geschichtsverein, Offenbach 1968 ( Offenbacher Geschichtsblätter 18, ISSN  0471-122X ).

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personal data
SURNAME Pirazzi, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Entrepreneur; poet
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1799
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1868
Place of death Offenbach am Main