Paul Cosack

Paul Cosack (born February 8, 1852 in Danzig ; † May 23, 1913 in Coburg ) was a Prussian government building supervisor and from 1888 to 1905 city ​​architect of Jena .

Life

Paul Cosack was born in Danzig as the son of the City School Councilor Carl Wilhelm Cosack and Bertha Karoline von Groddeck. Both parents came from long-established Danzig families.

In 1874 he passed the examination to become a building guide in Berlin before the Royal Technical Building Deputation. He then worked for 14 years as a government site manager in the Prussian civil service. During this time in 1875/76 he worked on the construction of the Berlin- Nordhausen railway line , the railway facilities in Bergholz-Beelitz and Michendorf and the local court in Briesen with a prison and ancillary buildings. In 1879 he worked on the construction of the Pößneck district court , for which he also drafted the project, in 1884/85 on the construction of barracks in Neufahrwasser and military facilities in Deutsch Eylau . From 1887 to 1888 Paul Cosack was assigned to the Prussian Army in the district of the 15th Army Corps in Dieuze for major project work ; there he worked for the 4th Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 136 .

In 1988 Cosack applied for the position of master builder in Jena; he was able to prevail among 71 applicants and was elected on the basis of a unanimous decision by the Jena municipal council. In 1895 and 1901 they were re-elected. In his 17 years of activity he was responsible for the construction management of the construction of the Paradise School (1892), the design and construction of the crematorium (1897/98) and the design and construction of the West School (1904). He worked out an extensive and contemporary renovation of the urban sewer system.

In addition to his professional activity, Cosack worked in various non-profit associations and was involved in voluntary local government. He was in charge of rescue and rescue work after the heavy flood of 24/25. November 1890 in Wenigenjena . From 1894 he was head of the Protestant men's association in Jena. In 1900 he became a member of the supervisory board of the "Jena Building Cooperative".

In 1905 Cosack retired. He died on May 23, 1913 in Coburg.

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• Cosack, Gerhard W. (2003) (Ed. Self-published): On the history of the families "C osac k" Danziger-Baltic line 1392 - 2003 ; P. 7, P. 25 and P. 277 - 283
• Jena City Archives (2003): records of the Jena municipality board , pertaining to: the replacement of the city master builder position by city master builder Cosack, files, Dept. I c. No. 147.1888-1913

Web links

• Gerhard W. Cosack: CV of Paul Cosack , on the website of the Karl-Volkmar-Stoy-Schule , Jena; Accessed January 20, 2016