Moses Hirschland

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Moses Hirschland

Moses Hirschland (born July 10, 1810 in Steinheim (Westphalia) , † February 13, 1888 in Essen ) was a German-Jewish doctor and councilor of the city of Essen.

Live and act

Moses Hirschland's father, Salomon Herz Hirschland, moved to Essen with his seven children as a butcher and teacher after the death of his wife Jüdel Bendix (1778–1815) in 1815. Moses' brother Simon Hirschland became a banker there and is considered to be the financier of mining in the Ruhr area .

In 1833, Moses Hirschland was the first Jewish graduate to take the test at the Prussian-Royal High School in Essen . Since 1833 he studied medicine at the University of Bonn . As the first doctor trained at a university, he settled in the city of Essen in 1838 after his license to practice medicine. After the electoral law was changed in 1847, the Jewish human medicine specialist was elected to the Essen City Council for the first time. In the following ten years he was councilor, town councilor and city councilor. Alfred Krupp supported his friend's political career. Moses Hirschland was Alfred Krupp's personal physician. The close relationship between the Krupp and Hirschland families was probably based on the longstanding friendship between the two, which was likely to have developed during their school days together. Hirschland was awarded the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle .

Hirschland was married to Philippine Jacobine Heinemann (1824–1909). The couple had eight children, two of whom died early.

He was buried in the Jewish cemetery on Lazarettstrasse in Essen.

literature

  • The Hirschland family from Essen. In: Hermann Schroeter: History and Fate of Essen Jews. Essen 1980, pp. 167-179.
  • History of the Jews in the city and synagogue district of Essen. Festschrift for the inauguration of the new church. Essen 1913, p. 37ff.

Web links

  • Hermann Schröter: History and Fate of the Essen Jews. ( online , in English translation, PDF; 3.6 MB)
  • Hermann Schröter: The History and Fate of the Jews of Essen - A Memorial book to fellow Jewish citizens of the city of Essen. ( online , English, PDF; 517 kB)
  • The Harveys. (Relationship with the Krupp family) At hirschland.com, February 20, 2012

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Data on the person and family in the Euregio family book
  2. ^ Hermann Schröter: The History and Fate of the Jews of Essen - A Memorial book to fellow Jewish citizens of the city of Essen. ( online , English, PDF; 517 kB)
  3. ↑ Erwin Dickhoff: Essen heads . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
personal data
SURNAME Hirschland, Moses
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German doctor
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Steinheim (Westphalia)
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1888
Place of death eat