Neumann-Spallart (noble family)

Neumann-Spallart is the name of a Catholic family originally from Moravia who were raised to the Austrian nobility in 1875 . Members of this sex were mainly active as entrepreneurs, soldiers and civil servants.

history

Central cemetery Vienna, Neumann-Spallart grave with family coat of arms

Hailing from a modest background in 1797 Tischnowitz in Moravia born Joseph Franz Neumann studied in 1817 at the University of Vienna, where he in 1821 to Dr. jur. PhD. He then worked at the Theresianum, acquired the Breitensee reign and later worked as court and judicial advocate in Vienna. In 1839 he was one of the founders of the Lower Austrian Trade Association , as its vice-president he worked for several years. He was married to Elise von Spallart (1799–1879), daughter of Robert Edlen von Spallart, who died in 1808. When Neumann was raised to the Austrian nobility in 1875 as one of the leading commercial and economic experts of his time, he took the name "Neumann von Spallart". He was an honorary citizen of Tischnowitz and Breitensee and left four sons, Robert (1825–1880), Aemilian (1829–1901), Julius (1831–1896) and Franz Xaver (1837–1888).

Robert (1825–1880) married Barbara von Ettenreich in 1854, the only child of Josef Ritter von Ettenreich , after which the knighthood of his father-in-law was transferred to him with imperial approval. This gave rise to the noble family Ritter Neumann-Ettenreich von Spallart. Her son Robert von Neumann-Ettenreich was a professor of civil law at the Imperial and Royal Oriental Academy as well as a councilor at the Administrative Court, member of the Imperial Court and most recently permanent rapporteur at the Austrian Constitutional Court and died at the age of 69 on March 26, 1926 in Vienna. His son was the physicist, radio pioneer and inventor Robert von Neumann-Ettenreich (1892-1951), who called himself Robert Ettenreich after 1919 . He was married to Elisabeth "Liesi" Engelhart, a daughter of the famous Viennese painter, sculptor and co-founder of the Secession Josef Engelhart . His great-great-granddaughter was the music professor, journalist and politician Nora Hiltl .

Julius (1831-1896) embarked on a military career, graduated from the Theresian Military Academy , was later commanded to the General Staff and was most recently commander of the 29th Infantry Troop Division in Theresienstadt before he was retired in 1894. His brother Franz Xaver (1837–1888) made a name for himself as an economist and statistician. He studied law and political science in Vienna and received his doctorate as Dr. jur. and in 1869 received the chair for economics at the war school, from which he moved to the University of Vienna in 1872 and the following year as a full professor at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences . His wife Gabrielle (née Benedict von Mautenau) was a composer, his son Anatol (1872–1914) was Dr. phil. and officer in the First World War, whose son Max Georg was an important theater music director and also a composer .

After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire of the family went to the nobility repeal Act 1919, the ennoblement lost. Spallartgasse in Vienna- Penzing (14th district) was named after Franz Xaver von Neumann-Spallart in 1894 ; a large bundle of compositions, letters, photos, manuscripts and documents from the estate of his wife Gabrielle , who died in 1930, was auctioned on the Internet in January 2006.

Genealogy (extract)

Joseph Franz Neumann von Spallart (1797–1880). Lithograph by Franz Eybl , 1849

Central cemetery Vienna, Neumann-Spallart grave

1. Paul Neumann (*?; †?), Land tenant in Wischenau ( Moravia ) ⚭ NN (*?; †?), And had from this marriage:
   1. Joseph Franz Neumann, von Neumann-Spallart since 1875(born February 22, 1797 in Tischnowitz ; † November 2, 1880 in Vienna ), Dr. jur. , kk Rat, Gewerbefachmann ⚭ Elise Marie Anna Edle von Spallart (* 1799, † 1879), daughter of Robert Edlen von Spallart († 1808), and had from this marriage:
      1. Robert Neumann, since 1854 Knight von Neumann-Ettenreich (* July 4, 1825 in Vienna; † July 6, 1880 ibid), Imperial and Royal Major ⚭ April 18, 1854 Barbara von Ettenreich (* January 18, 1830 in Vienna; † January 7 1908 ibid), daughter of Josef Ritter von Ettenreich (1800–1875), and had from this marriage:
         1. Robert von Neumann-Ettenreich (* January 8, 1857 in Vienna; † March 26, 1926 ibid), permanent rapporteur for the Austrian Constitutional Court ⚭ 1888 (*?; †?), And had from this marriage:
            1. Robert von Neumann-Ettenreich (born November 1, 1890 in Vienna ; † January 7, 1951 ibid), physicist, inventor and radio pioneer, since 1919 Robert Ettenreich ⚭ Elisabeth "Liesi" Engelhart (*?; †?), Daughter of Josef Engelhart (1864–1941), and had offspring from this marriage; his great-great-granddaughter was the teacher and politician Nora Hiltl (1905–1979)
            2. Agathe Neumann-Ettenreich
      2. Marie Neumann (* 1826; † 1892) ⚭ Karl Schwabe, since 1846 Schwabe Edler von Waisenfreund (* 1827; † 1875), Ministerialrat in the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Finance. Both graves are located in the Penzing parish cemetery in Vienna.
      3. Aemilian Neumann, von Neumann-Spallart (* 1829; † 1901) since 1875, factory owner in Oberweis near Gmunden , landowner ⚭ NN (*?; †?)
      4. Julius Neumann, von Neumann-Spallart (* 1831; † 1896) since 1875, kuk General ⚭ NN (*?; †?)
      5. Franz Xaver Neumann, von Neumann-Spallart since 1875 (born November 11, 1837 in Vienna ; † April 19, 1888 ibid), Dr. jur. , Economist and statistician ⚭ July 31, 1871 Gabrielle Benedict ( January 9, 1851 in Vienna; † June 18, 1930 in Radebeul ), daughter of court and court advocate Dr. Joseph Benedict, since 1873 Benedict von Mautenau (* 1809 in Strasbourg / Carinthia; †?), And had from this marriage:
         1. Anatol Neumann, von Neumann-Spallart since 1875 (* 1872, † 1914), Dr. phil. , kuk officer ⚭ Berta Maria Hoenig (*?; †?), and had from this marriage:
            1. Max Georg von Neumann-Spallart (born April 25, 1897 in Olomouc ; †?), Theater conductor and composer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ratzenhofer:  Neumann Ettenreich. :  Rechts-Zeitung , year 1926, p. 122 (online at ANNO ).
2. ^ Entry on Hiltl, Nora (Eleonora) in the Austria Forum, accessed on January 4, 2012
3. ↑ "NachLASS der Fam. NEUMANN-SPALLART 1830 Vienna Radebeul Genealogy Ahnenforschung Ökonomie Österreich composer" on www.ebay.de (former item number: 6243454184, start of offer January 9, 2006, end of offer January 19, 2006)
4. ^ ^{A b c d e} Neumann von Spallart, Franz Xaver in the DBE
5. ^ Ed .:  Neumann von Spallart, Josef Franz (1797–1880), trade specialist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 98 f. (Direct links on p. 98 , p. 99 ).
6. ^ Entry on Hiltl, Nora (Eleonora) in the Austria Forum, accessed on January 4, 2012
7. ↑ http://tng.adler-wien.eu/showmedia.php?mediaID=885&cemeteryID=4
8. ^ Rainer Egger :  Neumann von Spallart, Julius (1831-1896), Lieutenant Field Marshal. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 99.
9. ↑ Ed .:  Neumann von Spallart, Franz Xaver (1837–1888), economist and statistician. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 98.
10. ^ Rainer Egger :  Neumann von Spallart, Anatol (1872-1914), officer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 97 f. (Direct links on p. 97 , p. 98 ).