Karl Kunzmann

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Karl Kunzmann on his 70th birthday in 1912

Felix Karl Kunzmann (born May 24, 1842 in Sauersack ; † April 28, 1918 in Neudek ) was a Bohemian lace and white goods manufacturer, entrepreneur, kk district chairman, mayor and honorary citizen of Neudek.

Life

Karl Kunzmann was the fifth child of the lace and white goods manufacturer Joseph Kunzmann Jun. (1814–1873) and his wife Maria Anna Karolina nee. Kerl (1812–1853), the half-sister of the factory and landowner Felix Kerl from Platten , was born at number 24 in Sauersack. His paternal grandfather was the top manufacturer Joseph Kunzmann Sen. (1773–1826) from Sauersack. His maternal grandfather, the spoon manufacturer Franz Anton Kerl (1770–1849) made of slabs.

In 1846, Kunzmann's parents moved from Sauersack to Neudek. The reason was the decision to move to the headquarters of the lace factory Anton Gottschald & Comp. moved from Hirschenstand to Neudek. Since the death of Kunzmann's grandmother Ludmilla in 1843, his father was a partner or partner in the company and most recently worked as a white goods manufacturer for the branch in Vienna , which was founded due to increasing sales and developed into the center of the entire business.

On January 1, 1868, Kunzmann joined the company as a new partner, which also had the right to represent the company. While his younger brother Kamill Kunzmann (1848–1920) moved to Vienna, where he was responsible for the white and haberdashery trade as authorized signatory, Kunzmann managed the company headquarters in Neudek. Under him, the company was completely modernized. The factory in Neudek was expanded and a shopping center was set up in Frühbuss .

In 1893 Kunzmann was elected mayor of Neudek, which office he held for 25 years until his death. On February 22, 1906, the district council elected him to the district committee and on February 18, 1910, with the very highest confirmation of the emperor, as district chairman . Kunzmann was a co-founder of the Karlsbad – Johanngeorgenstadt railway company in 1895 and was a member of the board of directors.

In 1898 Kunzmann was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Franz-Joseph Order for his services . In 1916 his wife Marie Kunzmann was awarded the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Red Cross II Class (war decoration). Kunzmann died on April 28, 1918 in Neudek at the age of 75 of a kidney infection. After a requiem in the dean's church , he was buried on May 1, 1918 in the municipal cemetery. His tombstone is still there today.

obituary

Tombstone Karl and Marie Kunzmann

Excerpt from the obituary notice from the Neudek district council, posted in April 1918:

The Neudek district representative gives the sad news that its longstanding, meritorious chairman, Mr. Karl Kunzmann, is a manufacturer

Knight of the Franz Josef order, mayor and honorary citizen of the city of Neudek, member of the kk district school council in Neudek, president of the district commission for child protection and youth welfare in Neudek, chairman of the board of the Neudeker Sparkasse, chairman and honorary member of many humanitarian associations and bodies, on April 28, 1918 fell asleep gently in the Lord at 2am after a life of work and success in his 76th year. What he created for his beloved homeland secures him a lasting memory of honor in the heart of the population. The earthly shell of the dear deceased was consecrated on Wednesday, May 1, 1918 at 10 a.m. in the mourning house No. 161 in Neudek, transferred to the dean's church, where a solemn requiem was celebrated and then at 1/212 a.m. on the local communal Cemeteries buried in the honor grave dedicated by the municipality of Neudek for eternal rest.

Neudek, April 28, 1918

Honors

In Neudek a street (Karl Kunzmann Straße, today: Rooseveltova) was named after him.

family

Felix Karl Kunzmann married on May 23, 1868 in Neudek Marie b. Schmieder (born June 28, 1844 in Plauen , † January 15, 1933 in Neudek), the daughter of the court council in Oschatz Karl Gustav Schmieder. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Maria Charlotte (born April 9, 1869 in Neudek)
  • Josef Karl Hermann (born November 5, 1870 in Neudek; † November 30, 1923 there), businessman and manufacturer; ⚭ May 4, 1895 in Schlackenwerth Martha Wolf.
  • Maria Emilie (born February 12, 1872 in Neudek)
  • Hermann Karl (born August 8, 1873 in Neudek; † April 12, 1874 there)
  • Karl Josef (born March 7, 1875 in Neudek; † April 3, 1877 there)
  • Kamill (born August 17, 1876 in Neudek; † April 5, 1877 there)
  • Ludmilla (born December 27, 1878 in Neudek) ⚭ July 28, 1898 in Graslitz with Josef Kinnl (born July 29, 1869 in Hochofen ), a middle school teacher in Graslitz.
  • Hermine Marie (born June 5, 1881 in Neudek, † 1945 in Pilsen); ⚭ May 31, 1900 Friedrich Wilhelm Strömer (born December 19, 1867 in Wallisfurt ), count. Erwein Nostritz'sche district forester in early penance .
  • Sofia Alexandrine (born October 5, 1882 in Neudek); ⚭ May 31, 1900 in Neudek Gustav Speschny (born May 25, 1858 in Leitmeritz ), citizen school director in Neudek.
  • Rudolf Camill (born May 16, 1885 in Neudek), private civil servant in Vienna IX; ⚭ November 15, 1910 in Heinrichsgrün Emilie Pauline Reisenauer (* December 2, 1890 in Silberbach; † May 9, 1988 in Vienna).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Yearbook for manufacturers and traders, physicists, chemists, technicians (etc.) . Haase, 1844 ( google.de [accessed July 7, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Ignaz Pisko: Court Hall . Edited by Ignaz Pisko . JB Wallishausser, 1868 ( google.de [accessed July 8, 2017]).
  3. ^ Bohemia: an entertainment journal . Haase, 1876 ( google.de [accessed July 7, 2017]).
  4. ^ Austrian National Library: ANNO, (News) Welt Blatt, 1897-11-05, page 5. Retrieved on July 7, 2017 .
  5. ^ Ordinance sheet for railways and shipping . Maaß, 1917 ( google.de [accessed July 7, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Austrian National Library: ANNO, Wiener Zeitung, 1898-12-02, page 19. Retrieved on July 7, 2017 .
  7. ^ Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Hof- und Staats-Handbuch der Austro-Hungarian Monarchy for ... KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1907 ( google.de [accessed on July 7, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Kunzmann, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kunzmann, Felix Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian top manufacturer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Sour sack
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1918
Place of death Neudek