Julius Erbslöh II.
Julius Erbslöh II. (* December 12, 1842 in Barmen (now part of Wuppertal ); † March 31, 1929 there ) was a German manufacturer and wholesale merchant, Royal Prussian Privy Councilor , patron in Barmen and member of the Rhenish Provincial Parliament .
Life
Origin, education and profession
Julius Erbslöh was born into a Bergisch family of manufacturers and merchants. His father, Julius Erbslöh I. , was a co-founder of the Barmer company, later known as Julius and August Erbslöh , in 1842 , which originally focused on the production of so-called "clad sheets", i.e. H. Precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum specialized in copper and expanded rapidly in the years that followed.
Julius graduated from high school in Barmen and then received a thorough commercial training in a large Westphalian plant. To expand his knowledge, he then stayed in England and returned to Barmen in 1864 to work in his father's factory. In 1870 he was accepted as a partner and was at the head of the company until his death, which in 1889 was one of the first companies in Germany - if not the first at all - to start processing the then new material aluminum on an industrial scale and in 1911 with the introduction of a hydraulic press with a pressing force of 1000 tons, initiated the development of the company into one of the most important manufacturers of aluminum profiles. He was also a member of the supervisory board of various companies and from 1905 a member of the Barmen Chamber of Commerce .
Public work
In addition to his professional activity, Julius Erbslöh worked on a voluntary basis in municipal, church and political bodies for over fifty years and emerged as a sponsor and patron within the Wupperfeld Evangelical Lutheran parish in Barmen, within which he also worked as presbyter , church master and most recently as honorary presbyter was. From 1875 to 1893 he was district chairman , from 1881 community representative and from 1892 to 1919 city councilor of the city of Barmen. In 1907 he was elected to the Rhenish provincial state parliament, where he was a member of parliament until 1918. In addition, from 1896 to 1919 he held the post of first deputy, then first chairman of the municipal welfare office, from 1919 as honorary chairman. He was also chairman of the Barmer Association for the Common Good , which was active in various social fields . In recognition of his commercial merits, Erbslöh was first appointed to the Royal Prussian Commerzienrat and in 1917 to the Secret Royal Prussia. Commerzienrat appointed.
Family relationships
The Eisenach company founder and councilor Albert Erbslöh was his brother, the painter Adolf Erbslöh , the radar pioneer Paul-Günther Erbslöh and the entrepreneur Siegfried Erbslöh were his nephews. He was also a second uncle of the aviation pioneer Oskar Erbslöh and a great-uncle of the neurologist Friedrich Erbslöh . The aviation pioneer Oscar Wittenstein was a nephew of his wife.
Private
On June 27, 1872, Julius Erbslöh married Anna Maria Laura Wittenstein (1853–1938). From this marriage there were four children. In 1913 his fortune is given as 4-5 million marks. He died of pneumonia at the age of 86. In the style of the time, the Barmen-Wupperfeld presbytery said goodbye to the deceased: “For almost half a century he has tirelessly loyal to our congregation with the deep seriousness of his faithful personality, with the rich gifts of his clear, far-sighted spirit with ever new work. and sacrifice, a model of active, selfless Christianity for many. With deep admiration and warm gratitude we will keep his memory in our midst ”.
Sources and literature
- Gustav von Eynern: News about the Erbslöh family. Lintz, Düsseldorf 1905 (library of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein within the Wuppertal-Elberfeld city library).
- Senior boss: Privy Councilor of Commerce Julius Erbslöh . Works press. Julius & August Erbslöh, Barmen 1917.
- Go Kommerzienrat Julius Erbslöh † . Barmer Anzeiger, Barmen April 3, 1929.
- Paul Hartmann (OB Barmen): Mr. Councilor of Commerce Julius Erbslöh. Honorary chairman of the municipal welfare office . Obituary. Barmer Anzeiger, Barmen April 3, 1929.
- Manfred Knauer: Julius & August Erbslöh . In: Hundred Years of Aluminum Industry in Germany (1886–1986): The History of a Dynamic Industry. De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-035127-9 .
- Sigrid Lekebusch: Patronage and Church Building - The Luther Church and its Sponsors . In: History in Wuppertal . Bergischer Geschichtsverein eV, Wuppertal 2012.
- Rudolf Martin: Yearbook of the wealth and income of the millionaires in the Rhine province . (The yearbook of Germany's millionaires in 20 volumes, Volume 9), Berlin 1913, new edition 2013
- Erbslöh archive . Family association Julius Erbslöh, Wuppertal / Springe.
- Andreas Erbslöh: Family Association Julius Erbslöh. A journey through time. Hannover 2014, ISBN 978-3-925658-22-8 , p. 34.
Web links
- Julius Erbslöh II in the family history Erbslöh
- Hinrich Heyken: Historical companies in Barmen . Wuppertal 2017, pp. 34–36 , accessed on June 22, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knauer 2014, p. 49.
- ↑ a b Knauer 2014, p. 50.
- ↑ Hartmann 1929.
- ^ Rhineland Regional Association: Member of the Rhineland Provincial Parliament 1888–1933 . Cologne, accessed on September 1, 2016
- ↑ Works press 1917.
- ↑ von Eynern 1905.
- ^ Rudolf Martin: Yearbook of the wealth and income of the millionaires in the Rhine province . (The Yearbook of Germany's Millionaires in 20 Volumes, Volume 9), Berlin 1913, new edition 2013, p. 20.
- ^ Sigrid Lekebusch: Patronage and church building - The Luther Church and its sponsors . In: History in Wuppertal . Bergischer Geschichtsverein eV, Wuppertal 2012, p. 58.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erbslöh, Julius II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erbslöh, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manufacturer, businessman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barmen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1929 |
| Place of death | Barmen |