Julius Vorster

Friedrich Julius Vorster (born April 29, 1809 in Hamm , † October 10, 1876 in Kalk near Cöln ) was a German entrepreneur in the chemical industry and co-founder of the Kalk Chemical Factory .

Life

After completing a commercial apprenticeship in Cologne, Vorster opened a flourishing chemicals business. After Harhaus joined the company, it traded under the name Vorster & Harhaus . Later she was called Julius Vorster .

Vorster made a significant part of his turnover with saltpeter , which he imported from Bengal and which was needed for explosives in mining and tunneling. In the mid-1850s, Britain stopped exporting this chemical because of the Crimean War . The resulting shortage was a motive in 1858, together with Hermann Grüneberg the chemical plant lime to form. Grüneberg brought with him the know-how how to produce potash as a substitute for saltpetre on an industrial scale.

Vorster was born with Wilhelmine. Röhrig (1818–1883) married. Both had several children. He was the founder of the Evangelical Hospital in Cologne. He is buried in the Melatenfriedhof . Vorsterstrasse in Kalk was named after him.

The company in Kalk experienced a strong boom under the management of his sons Julius and Fritz Vorster and Richard Grüneberg .

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Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b tomb. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Karl Huebner: The explosives factory. The rise and fall of the “chemical” in Kalk. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger from 1./2. November 2008, page 41.

personal data
SURNAME	Vorster, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vorster, Friedrich Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	April 29, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamm
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 1876
Place of death	Cologne-Kalk

[:0-1] tomb. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .

[KStA-2] Karl Huebner: The explosives factory. The rise and fall of the “chemical” in Kalk. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger from 1./2. November 2008, page 41.