Ludwig Westernacher

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Westernacher in 1848 as a candidate for the National Assembly

Ludwig Westernacher (born April 5, 1811 in Echzell , † September 6, 1884 in Büdingen ) was a German doctor , politician and honorary citizen of the city of Büdingen.

Life

Ludwig Westernacher attended the Büdinger Gymnasium under the director Georg Thudichum from October 30, 1819 . With his Matura exam in March 1828, he studied medicine at the medical faculty of the State University of Giessen . At the beginning of his studies in Giessen, Westernacher joined the Old Giessener Burschenschaft Germania in 1828 , from which he later left because he could not support the plans of the extremes that were influential in it.

After receiving his doctorate on September 16, 1833, Westernacher continued his studies in Berlin , Vienna , Paris and London . He then joined his father's practice. In 1840 he got a job as a physician surgeon in Büdingen in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . In 1844 he was appointed physician (district doctor).

Impressed by the social and political upheavals of 1848 , Westernacher became politically active. From 1848 he was in charge of the Büdinger Liberals . Westernacher ran for the National Assembly in 1848 . The Giessen police commissioner Lorenz Nover later names the physics doctor Ludwig Westernacher and chairman of the Patriotic Association in Büdingen, as “special activists” in the second phase of the revolution in mid-May 1849. He used his influence to “drive the masses out of the princes and found them to heat up the republic ”. According to Nover, Westernacher is said to have bought powder for 150 guilders these days and had 12,000 cartridges manufactured. Finally, Westernacher belonged to the second chamber of the 12th state parliament of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1849/50. Westernacher ran for the 13th Hessian state parliament in the Salzhausen constituency. The reason for this was Westernacher's plan to go to Schleswig-Holstein to support the local freedom struggle in the Schleswig-Holstein war as a doctor.

In April 1848 Westernacher traveled to North America , whose important cities he visited. On October 27, 1848, he returned to Büdingen for his father's 70th birthday. In the autumn of 1850 he accompanied the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg to Venice , where he stayed for a year.

In 1859, Prince Bruno zu Ysenburg and Büdingen appointed him court physician and transferred the Ysenburg medical office to him while retaining his position as district physician . For an annual payment of 660 guilders , Westernacher undertook to provide the members of the princely house and the court servants with medical assistance at all times. Westernacher received an assurance from the Rentkammer that he would be able to live in his father's house for an annual rent of 100 guilders with quarterly notice on both sides. The “Westernacher House” is located on Damm 2 by the former Zum Schwanen inn . In 1863 Westernacher bought the house and its outbuildings after it had been converted into a courtyard. 1952–1954 the city of Büdingen bought the property with its 4000 m² garden from the community of heirs. Edith Kölsch bequeathed her estate to the city of Büdingen in 1985.

Westernacher was significantly involved in the planning and implementation of the Gießen – Gelnhausen railway line in 1868 for the Upper Hessian Railway . Originally a longer railway line to Gemünden (Main) was planned, so that the name was initially Gießen-Gemündener Eisenbahn . However, Kurhessen did not agree to the planning, as it feared disadvantages for its Bebra - Hanau line, which was under construction . A silver honor goblet, on the lid of which there is a small movable silver locomotive, shows the gratitude of the Gelnhauser: “Mr. Medizinalrath Dr. Westernacher in Büdingen donate this honorary gift to citizens of the city of Gelnhausen in recognition of his services to the Giessen-Gelnhausen railway line. Honor to which it is due! "

Ludwig Westernacher belonged to the Foundation Committee for the establishment of the Mathildenhospital in Büdingen , along with Mayor Heinrich Hölzinger, Pastor Christian Friedrich Meyer and Pastor Wilhelm Thylmann . In December 1867, the Comité submitted a draft statute. In the spring of 1868 the Grand Ducal Hessian government approved the hospital in Darmstadt. Immediately after the acquisition of Hofreite Mühltorstrasse 3 , construction began, so that the inauguration could take place on September 3, 1868.

Even as a schoolboy, Ludwig showed a keen interest in fauna and flora and in microscopic examinations. This tendency, especially his enthusiasm for botany, accompanied him all his life. His good mental and physical vitality enabled him to go on hikes in the high mountains until shortly before his death, during which he deepened his good knowledge of the alpine flora.

family

Westernacher's father, Johann Nikolaus (born October 27, 1778 in Habitzheim , † December 12, 1859 in Büdingen) was a general practitioner and since 1819 has been a councilor to the Prince of Ysenburg in Büdingen. His mother was Charlotte, b. Hoffmann from Nieder-Mockstadt (* unknown ; † September 22, 1863 in Büdingen) "at the age of 84 years and 7 months, allegedly " (ie 1779).

Ludwig Westernachers married Caroline on January 25, 1853 in Rödelheim (* March 5, 1830 in Rödelheim; † October 7, 1902 in Büdingen), née Rumpf. The marriage had seven children.

To mention is daughter Elizabeth (born December 17, 1856 in Büdingen, † 11 February 1934 ibid) that the royal on October 25, 1889 Rentamt man Ludwig Kölsch, Captain decommissioned (born February 23, 1843 in Reichenbach , † unknown) from Büdingen married. Kölsch was the son of the dean Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kölsch and his wife Julie, b. Cullmann. The first child from the marriage was Edith Caroline Sophie Julia Charlotte (* May 2, 1894 in Büdingen; † June 22, 1985 ibid), after whom the "Kölsche Garten" in Büdingen was named.

Ludwig Westernacher
Dr. med., Medicinalrat in Büdingen
honorary citizen of the city of Büdingen
court physician of the house of Ysenburg-Büdingen
* April 5, 1811 in Echzell; † September 6, 1884 in Büdingen
Caroline , b. Rumpf
* March 5, 1830 in Rödelheim; † October 7, 1902 in Büdingen
⚭ January 25, 1853 in Rödelheim
Children:
1 Friedrich Nikolaus * October 25, 1853 in Büdingen †
2 Charlotte Johanette * November 2, 1855 in Büdingen †
3 Elisabeth Auguste Adelheid * December 17, 1856 in Büdingen † February 11, 1934 in Büdingen
4th Wilhelmine * September 15, 1858 in Büdingen † November 5, 1859 in Büdingen
5 Caroline Marie Agathe * December 21, 1861 in Büdingen † June 5, 1949 in Büdingen
6th Ferdinand * August 12, 1863 †
7th Antonie Valeria * February 8, 1866 in Büdingen † November 4, 1963 in Büdingen

Honors

  • With a document dated January 24, 1846, the town council of Büdingen named him the first honorary citizen of the town at the age of 35 . The appointment was made in for his services to the city and especially his social commitment. Westernacher had given the poor in the city "careful and humane medical help, without even demanding the payment due to him by law."
  • In 1859 Westernacher was appointed court physician to Prince Bruno of Ysenburg and Büdingen.
  • Prince Bruno asked the Grand Duke of Hesse in a letter dated March 12, 1861 that he (the Prince) would give the well-deserved doctor Dr. Westernacher, who had helped his father in a painful illness, was allowed to bestow the title of "Hofrat". The Grand Ducal Hessian Ministry of the Interior decided by order of April 12, 1861 instead to appoint Westernacher to the Medical Council, since the sphere of activity and the official activity corresponded more to the above than the title "Hofrat".
  • In 1877 the Grand Duke appointed him senior bill probator, second class, in the second division of the justice department of the senior billing chamber .
  • On September 16, 1884, Westernacher was renewed his diploma by the Grand Ducal State University of Gießen on the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a doctor .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Charlotte married on April 14, 1879 in Büdingen Dr. Erwin Volckmar (born February 5, 1852 in Homburg), son of the royal Prof. Dr. Volckmar and Amalie geb. Chandler. The later department president Ludwig Volckmar emerged from the marriage.
  2. ↑ On October 25, 1889, Elisabeth married the princely rent officer and captain a. D. Ludwig Kölsch * February 23, 1843 in Reichenbach (Odenwald), son of the dean Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kölsch and Julia, b. Cullmann. The first child from the marriage was Edith Caroline Sophie Julia Charlotte (born May 2, 1894 in Büdingen; † June 22, 1985 ibid).
  3. ↑ On August 18, 1882, Caroline married the grammar school teacher Dr. Hermann Karl Hoffmann (born October 20, 1853 in Gießen), son of Prof. Heinrich Hermann Hoffmann and Luise geb. Görtz from Darmstadt. The first child of the marriage was Erwin Wilhelm Hermann (doctor).
  4. ↑ First Lieutenant.
  5. ^ Antonie married on October 14, 1891 in Büdingen the district judge and captain a. D. Richard Wagner (born February 7, 1861 in Hanau; † February 27, 1932 in Frankfurt am Main). Richard was a son of Ernst Wilhelm Wagner and Sophie, geb. Grabau.
  6. ↑ At the same time the cross was awarded to Prince Bruno of Ysenburg and Büdingen, Princess Bertha of Ysenburg and Büdingen, the widowed Princess Thekla of Ysenburg and Büdingen and the wife of the high school teacher Blümmer, Wilhelmine Blümmer.
  7. ↑ At his own request, Westernacher was retired on the same day under “recognition of his longstanding loyal service”.

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 6: T-Z. Winter, Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-8253-5063-0 , pp. 281-282.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Volkmar Stein: The students of the Büdingen grammar school between 1790 and 1946 , Büdingen 1994
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Unknown author: Nekrolog für Ludwig Westernacher , probably 1884
  3. ↑ Grand Ducal Hessian Government sheet (HRegBl) for the year 1834 no. 37 of 12 April 1834, p 207
  4. ↑ "service messages ... 7) On 8 September, the practitioner Dr. Ludwig Westernacher zu Büdingen transferred the completed physics surgeon position in Büdingen. ”, HRegBl 1840 No. 22 of September 29, 1840, page 271
  5. ↑ "service messages ... 9) On April 12, which was Physicatschirurg Dr. med. Ludwig Westernacher zu Büdingen appointed physician for the Büdingen physics district. ”, HRegBl 1844 No. 16 of May 6, 1844, page 174
  6. ↑ Nover Promemoria , p. 355 (old) and Confidential Communications No. 11 - according to Manfred Köhler: In the fire of the social republic: model of the democratic forty-eight Christian Heldmann (1808–1866) , Darmstadt 1998, ISBN 3-88443-035-1 , P. 451 (fn. 675, p. 647)
  7. ↑ completion message in Darmstadt Journal 226/1850 of 23 September 1855 p 2 - According to Manfred Köhler: In the fire of social Republic: model of democratic Achtundvierzigers Christian Held Mann (1808-1866) , Darmstadt 1998, ISBN 3-88443-035- 1 , p. 502 (fn. 182, p. 657)
  8. ↑ a b Dr. Walter Nieß: A contribution to the history of the medical system in the Büdinger area in Büdinger Geschichtsblätter Volume IX / X, 1980–1981, p. 233
  9. ^ Non-profit weekly paper of March 14, 1863, invitation.
  10. ^ Wilhelm Lepper: On the way on our streets: Verkehrslandschaft Wetterau in Die Wetterau , page 203, published by Kreissparkasse Friedberg, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-87076-038-9
  11. ^ Advertisement sheet for the Büdingen district of December 8, 1868: Daily news - report on the celebration on the occasion of the establishment of the Upper Hessian Railway
  12. ↑ Dr. Ludwig Volckmar Addendum to the Nekrolog , 1960
  13. ↑ Hans-Velten Heuson: “The history of the Mathildenhospital was mainly characterized by a lack of money. Büdingen: The infirmary was inaugurated in 1868 - the number of hospital beds rose steadily. ” In: Heimat im Bild. 42nd week, October 1996, p. 4
  14. ↑ Church book
  15. ↑ Marriage entries at the Büdingen registry office
  16. ^ Minutes of the municipal council of January 24, 1846
  17. ↑ Non-profit weekly newspaper of February 14, 1846, No. 7
  18. ↑ Character treatment - His Royal Highness the Grand Duke rested most graciously: ... on April 12th, the district doctor for the medicinal district of Büdingen Dr. Ludwig Westernacher to give the character as Medicinalrath. HRegBl 1861 No. 19 of May 10, 1861, p. 216
  19. ↑ HRegBl 1872 No. 30 of July 1, 1872, pp. 259, 260
  20. ↑ HRegBl 1872 No. 44 of September 28, 1872, p. 343
  21. ↑ HRegBl 1877 No. 22 of May 2, 1877, p. 208
  22. ↑ HRegBl 1882 No. 19 of July 27, 1882, pp. 150 and 152
  23. ↑ HRegBl 1884 Supplement No. 2 of February 11, 1882, p. 15
personal data
SURNAME Westernacher, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Echzell
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1884
Place of death Büdingen