Arthur Dathe von Burgk

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Memorial stone opposite Burgk Castle
Grave site in the cemetery in Pesterwitz

Karl Christian Arthur Freiherr Dathe von Burgk (born October 31, 1823 , † June 28, 1897 in Roßthal ) was a German coal and steel entrepreneur and politician.

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The only son of Carl Friedrich August Freiherr Dathe von Burgk studied mining and natural sciences at the Bergakademie Freiberg and at the University of Berlin . At his wedding in 1848 he received the Jochhöhschlösschen near Pesterwitz from his father as a gift, which was later used as a pleasure house .

From 1849 he has been gradually into the guide of his father's possessions, the subsidiary founded in 1819 Freiherrlich of Burgker coal and iron smelters and from the manor Burgk with Burgk Castle , the Freigut Kohldorf , the manor Pesterwitz and the manor Roßthal was incorporated and received it finally completely transferred in 1854. He donated the Burgker Knappschaftshospital and financed a small children's institution in Löbtau . Dathe von Burgk was chamberlain and held the office of justice of the peace of his possessions.

From 1854 to 1862 he was a deputy member of the second chamber of the Saxon state parliament, and then until 1868 as a full member of the manor owners of the Meissen district . As a lifelong member of the manor owners of the Meissen district , he was a member of the first chamber of the state parliament from 1871 to 1896.

After his death, the extensive property passed to his son Carl Friedrich August Maximilian Freiherr Dathe von Burgk († November 8, 1931) in 1897 . In 1882 he bought the Schönfeld castle and manor near Grossenhain as a wedding present for him.

Dathe von Burgk was buried in Pesterwitz .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef Matzerath : Aspects of Saxon State Parliament History - Presidents and Members of Parliament from 1833 to 1952 . Dresden 2001, p. 95
  2. ^ Josef Matzerath: Aspects of Saxon State Parliament History - Presidents and Members of Parliament from 1833 to 1952 . Dresden 2001, p. 39
  3. ↑ Todtenschau . In: Dresdner Geschichtsblätter , No. 4, 1897, p. 72.

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SURNAME Dathe von Burgk, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dathe von Burgk, Karl Christian Arthur Freiherr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German coal and steel entrepreneur and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1823
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1897
Place of death Roßthal