Maximilian Strasser

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Maximilian Straßer (born November 11, 1862 in Gunzenheim , † April 4, 1929 in New York City ) was a German-American master baker, patron , president of the state association of the German Bakers' Guild in New York and an honorary citizen of Gunzenheim.

Gravesite of Maximilian Strasser and his wife Lydia

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Maximilian Straßer was born out of wedlock , but was legitimized by the marriage of his parents a few weeks after his birth. The parents ran a farm in Gunzenheim. After graduating from elementary school, he learned the trade of a baker. Then Straßer completed military service with the 12th Infantry Regiment in Ulm . Against the wishes of his parents, the intended court heir emigrated to the USA and settled in Chicago . There he earned his living as a rag collector, advertisement runner and casual worker. He later found a job in the profession he had learned. In 1890, Straßer moved to Manhattan . Eight years later he married Lydia Lux and in the same year bought a bakery. He was extremely successful as a businessman and expanded his business into a large company. In 1905, Straßer was elected President of the State Association of the German Bakers' Guild in New York. In New York in 1914 he founded the Master Baker Choral Society .

Gunzenheim always remained connected to Strasser. There he bought a large piece of land in 1908, on which he built the Villa Barbara , which he later donated to the church. The stately building bears his mother's first name. Furthermore, Straßer had a cemetery, named after his father, built with a mortuary in his place of birth at his own expense, so that the deceased no longer had to be buried in the nearby Mündling .

Maximilian Strasser's body was transferred from New York to Gunzenheim. He wanted to be buried there in his cemetery.

Honors

  • In 1913, the Gunzenheim community granted him honorary citizenship
  • A street in Gunzenheim is named after Straßer

  • West side of Villa Barbara

  • South / east side of Villa Barbara

  • Cemetery portal

  • Mortuary of the cemetery

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personal data
SURNAME Strasser, Maximilian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American master baker and patron
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Gunzenheim
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1929
Place of death New York City