Karl von Göb
Karl Göb , from 1847 Knight von Göb (* 1787 in Forchheim , † April 19, 1870 in Munich ), was general administrator of the Bavarian posts and railways as well as royal Bavarian privy councilor.
Life
Göb was born in Forchheim as the son of the local post office keeper Nikolaus Göb. On September 17, 1805, she was enrolled in Würzburg to study law. He was a corps member in the Corps Franconia Würzburg , Franke, later Landshuter Franke (1806). He took part in the fight against Napoleon with several other Franks . On January 20, 1814, he was appointed lieutenant in the voluntary hunter battalion of the Isar district and on November 24, 1814, he was appointed official of the royal field post . From there he was adopted on April 11, 1815.
Göb made a career as a civil servant at the Bavarian postal administration . In 1826 he was appointed official in Nuremberg , in 1830 a post administrator, in 1832 a postmaster, in 1835 a senior postmaster and in 1841 a general post administrator.
At the beginning of 1847 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , which also raised him to the personal, non-inheritable nobility as "Knight of Göb". On May 27, 1847 appointed general administrator of the Bavarian posts and railways.
To his special merits as head of the bayer. Postal services are to be counted:
- the introduction of postage stamps in Bavaria as the first German postal administration on November 1, 1849
- the introduction of railway posts from January 16, 1851
- Bavaria's participation in the establishment of the German-Austrian Post Association on April 6, 1850
On March 1, 1851, Göb was quiesced (= retired) and was given the title of a secret council tax-free and seal-free as a special recognition of his loyal and profitable service over many years. His successor in the office of the now so-called "General Directorate of the Royal Bavarian Transport Authority" was Ludwig Freiherr von Brück.
He lived on in Munich until his death.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Austrian Imperial Leopold Order , 1842
- Commander's Cross 2nd class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion , 1843
- Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , 1847
literature
- KSCV manual. 1985.
- Otto Gerlach: Kösener corps lists. 1960, p. 1595.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Göb, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Göb, Carl von; Göb, Karl Ritter von; Göb, Karl; Göb, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General administrator of the Bavarian posts and railways |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forchheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1870 |
| Place of death | Munich |