Leonhard Lang (paper dealer)

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Leonhard Lang

Leonhard Lang (born July 27, 1843 in Mühlau near Innsbruck; † January 8, 1928 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian paper merchant and benefactor .

Life

The son of a blacksmith grew up in a small family with many children. After elementary school, he completed an apprenticeship with a grocer in Innsbruck. He then worked in a paper shop in Innsbruck, where he rose to become an authorized signatory . With his saved capital of 2,800  guilders , he founded his own small paper business in 1872. A year later it grew considerably when he took over the bankruptcy of the old Imst paper mill.

The town hall donated to the city of Innsbruck in 1897

In 1882 Lang bought the "Österreichischer Hof" hotel in Maria-Theresien-Strasse, which had been vacant since 1876 . He converted it for his business, which had meanwhile grown into a wholesaler, and gradually expanded it with additions. In 1897 he donated the building to the city of Innsbruck as the new town hall and retired with his business to the rear wing. At the same time he founded the “Leonhard and Clara Langsche Foundation for Students, Apprentices and Apprentices” for the further education of pupils at the Sieberer orphanage.

Lang was interested in many things and made numerous trips to Europe, America and Asia. He played an important role in Innsbruck's social life and promoted social and cultural institutions, including in particular the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum . He donated new bells for the Jesuit Church  and the Hospital Church .

Due to the high quality of the products, he was awarded the title of kuk Hof paper supplier .

After a stroke, he retired into private life in 1913 and died in Innsbruck in 1928. The company he founded still exists today, but has shifted from paper trading and processing to medical technology.

Honors

Leonhard Lang has received numerous awards for his patronage. In 1897 the city of Innsbruck made him an honorary citizen and Emperor Franz Joseph I awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order . In 1906, while he was still alive, Langstrasse in the Pradl district of Innsbruck was named after him. In 1909 he became an honorary member of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum . After his death he was buried in a city grave of honor in the Westfriedhof .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handbook of the Supreme Court and the Court of His K. and K. Apostolic Majesty . Kk Hof- und Staatsdruckerei , Vienna 1917, p. 516 .
  2. ^ Leonhard Lang: Company Chronicle , accessed on April 26, 2019
  3. ↑ Ellen Hastaba: Honorary members of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum and other distinguished personalities by the museum association. In: Publications of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Volume 78, 1998, pp. 251–288 ( PDF; 42.4 MB )
  4. ^ City of Innsbruck: Honorary graves of the city of Innsbruck (PDF; 223 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Leonhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian paper dealer and benefactor
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Mühlau near Innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1928
Place of death innsbruck