Oskar Aders

Tomb of the Aders family in the Düsseldorf North Cemetery

Ewald Oskar Aders (born March 28, 1831 in Elberfeld (today a district of Wuppertal ), † October 8, 1889 in Düsseldorf) was a German lawyer , judge in the Prussian civil service and patron .

Life

Aders was a son of the Elberfeld entrepreneur Ewald Aders (1799–1832) and his wife Sophia Aders nee. Tönnies (1803–1889) and grandson of Johann Jakob Aders , Mayor of Elberfeld. His professional career led him to the position of director of the regional court in Düsseldorf .

His grave is in the Düsseldorf North Cemetery , and he bequeathed his fortune of two million marks to the city of Düsseldorf. Half of the money was used as Aders 'housing foundation for the construction of workers' apartments , the other half of the assets was transferred to a study foundation for the promotion of gifted children, the Aders-Tönnis Foundation .

The "Adersstrasse" in Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt and "Am Adershof" in the settlement at the Nordfriedhof in Derendorf are named after him. In 1889, a bust of Aders was erected in Düsseldorf City Hall . The marble bust was made by the sculptor Karl Hubert Maria Müller (1844–1909), son of the painter Andreas Müller .

literature

Eckhard Hansen, Florian Tennstedt u. a. (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon on the History of German Social Policy 1871 to 1945 . Volume 1: Social politicians in the German Empire 1871 to 1918. Kassel University Press, Kassel 2010, ISBN 978-3-86219-038-6 , p. 2. ( online as PDF; 2.2 MB)
N. Ebner, E. Scheeben: Ewald Oskar Aders and the Aders'sche Housing Foundation. Contributions to the history of living in Düsseldorf from the Wilhelmine era to the Weimar Republic. In: Düsseldorf Jahrbuch , Volume 62 (1990), pp. 187-201.

Web links

Commons : Oskar Aders - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Ewald Aders , on Heidermanns.net, accessed on January 26, 2020
↑ IGI Individual Record , accessed July 2012.
^ Gartenamt Düsseldorf - Friedhöfe , accessed August 11, 2012.
↑ General Evangelical Lutheran Church Newspaper
↑ Jo Achim Geschke: Housing Office is in a tight spot, houses at Hammer Dorfstrasse 1 to 17: The foundation was established by the lawyer Ewald Oskar Aders, who died in 1889. According to Markus Voelker (Greens), the Aders Foundation was abolished in 1983, the capital went to the city, and the houses came under the administration of SWD. in NRZ from January 21, 2014
↑ Ute Rasch and Andreas Bretz: Life between two worlds : The Aders'sche Wohnstiftung wanted to realize in Düsseldorf what (...). A few years later, with a view of the rural district of Hamm, a building complex was created that also met modern requirements. Hammer Dorfstrasse with house numbers 1 to 17 , in Rheinische Post online, from May 1, 2017
↑ Eckhard Hansen, Dirk Hainbuch, Florian Hennstedt: Biographical Lexicon for the History of German Social Policy 1871 to 1945 , Volume 1, Kassel University Press, 2010 Biographies P. 2: Aders, Ewald Oskar
↑ District Court Director Oskar Aders (1831–1889). to: duesseldorf.de , accessed August 2009.
^ Source: Meanings of the Düsseldorf street names in the Düsseldorf address book 1933
↑ On the ground floor of the town hall, in a niche to the right of the entrance gate, the sculptor Karl Müller has a similar bust of the district court director Aders who (...) , in Latest Guide through Düsseldorf and the Surrounding Area, Sights, approx. 1898, p. 42
↑ Until about 1909 the art sculptor was listed in the Düsseldorf address books under Carl or Karl Müller, residing at Grünstraße 5. Müller, Karl, Kunstbildhauer, Grünstraße 5 , in address book for the city of Düsseldorf 1909, p. 381

personal data
SURNAME	Aders, Oskar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aders, Ewald Oskar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, judge and patron
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1889
Place of death	Dusseldorf

[1] Ewald Aders , on Heidermanns.net, accessed on January 26, 2020

[2] IGI Individual Record , accessed July 2012.

[3] Gartenamt Düsseldorf - Friedhöfe , accessed August 11, 2012.

[4] General Evangelical Lutheran Church Newspaper

[5] Jo Achim Geschke: Housing Office is in a tight spot, houses at Hammer Dorfstrasse 1 to 17: The foundation was established by the lawyer Ewald Oskar Aders, who died in 1889. According to Markus Voelker (Greens), the Aders Foundation was abolished in 1983, the capital went to the city, and the houses came under the administration of SWD. in NRZ from January 21, 2014

[6] Ute Rasch and Andreas Bretz: Life between two worlds : The Aders'sche Wohnstiftung wanted to realize in Düsseldorf what (...). A few years later, with a view of the rural district of Hamm, a building complex was created that also met modern requirements. Hammer Dorfstrasse with house numbers 1 to 17 , in Rheinische Post online, from May 1, 2017

[7] Eckhard Hansen, Dirk Hainbuch, Florian Hennstedt: Biographical Lexicon for the History of German Social Policy 1871 to 1945 , Volume 1, Kassel University Press, 2010 Biographies P. 2: Aders, Ewald Oskar

[8] District Court Director Oskar Aders (1831–1889). to: duesseldorf.de , accessed August 2009.

[9] Source: Meanings of the Düsseldorf street names in the Düsseldorf address book 1933

[10] On the ground floor of the town hall, in a niche to the right of the entrance gate, the sculptor Karl Müller has a similar bust of the district court director Aders who (...) , in Latest Guide through Düsseldorf and the Surrounding Area, Sights, approx. 1898, p. 42

[11] Until about 1909 the art sculptor was listed in the Düsseldorf address books under Carl or Karl Müller, residing at Grünstraße 5. Müller, Karl, Kunstbildhauer, Grünstraße 5 , in address book for the city of Düsseldorf 1909, p. 381