Julius Vorster junior
Friedrich Julius Vorster (born June 17, 1845 in Cologne , † May 29, 1932 in Oberkassel near Bonn ) was a German entrepreneur in the chemical industry, association representative and politician of the free conservative party .
Life
His father of the same name was a co-founder of the Kalk Chemical Factory . Vorster completed a commercial apprenticeship. He joined his father's company in the late 1860s. In addition to his brother Fritz and Richard Grüneberg , a descendant of Hermann Grüneberg , he was head of the company. He also owned a considerable amount of real estate. Vorster was also a member of the supervisory board of various companies.
Vorster acted in a variety of ways as a business representative. He was a member of the Cologne District Railway Council and sat on the board of directors of the Central Association of German Industrialists . He was also a member of the executive committee of the Langnam Association . Apart from economic policy, he was also involved in other issues. Vorster was chairman of the Association for School Reform. He wrote some papers on social and electoral politics. As a Protestant , he financed the printing of the sermons of the liberal theologian Carl Jatho , who was extremely popular in Cologne, in 1903 and made him known throughout Germany, which ultimately led to his removal from office.
As a member of the Free Conservative Party , Vorster was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives between 1899 and 1918 , where he represented the constituency of Moers .
Vorster died in 1932 shortly before his 87th birthday and was buried in the family grave complex in Cologne's Melaten cemetery .
Honors
Since 1930 Vorster was an honorary citizen of the then independent municipality Oberkassel (today part of the city of Bonn ). A street there is named after him.
literature
- Bernhard Mann , Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne (arr.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 397.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b tomb. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
- ^ Julius-Vorster-Strasse in the Bonn street cadastre
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vorster, Julius junior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vorster, Friedrich Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1932 |
| Place of death | Oberkassel (Bonn) |