Paul Fürst (pastry chef)

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legal form Cafe-Konditorei Fürst GmbH
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Website www.Original-Mozartkugel.at

Paul Fürst (born August 12, 1856 in Sierning , Austria ob der Enns , † February 14, 1941 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian confectioner and the inventor of the "Original Salzburg Mozartkugel ".

biography

Paul Fürst was the son of Johann Fürst (1827–1868) , a trained barber from Dinkelsbühl in Bavaria, and Josefine Rehle (1822–1876), a native of Salzburg, daughter of a court glazier.

The father had only come to Salzburg in 1849, had obtained his license to practice medicine as a surgeon and obstetrician at the “Medicinal Collegium” there in 1854 and had been practicing in Sierning, Upper Austria, from 1853 (he held the right to house no. 33, later no. 73) as Bader. The year in which the move to Salzburg took place is not yet known. At first the family lived at Jugendgasse 53, then at Wegplatz 10.

After the death of his father (he died of typhus and is buried in the Petersfriedhof ) and his mother (his two siblings also died of typhus when they were young), Paul Fürst grew up with his guardian , Uncle Paul Weibhauser, who also lives in Salzburg owned a pastry shop at Brodgasse 13. Vinzenz Rehle, the father-in-law of Paul's father, had the traditional house, it served at times as the " Hofbäckerhaus " in 1830. Paul Fürst learned the profession of confectioner from Weibhauser and then continued his education in the leading confectioneries in the metropolises of Vienna, Budapest, Paris and Nice.

Invention of the 'Mozart Bonbon'

The "Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln" from the Fürst confectionery

In 1884 he opened his own pastry shop, again at Brodgasse 13. In 1890 Paul created prince there, by its own account in long trials, a praline consisting of pistachio - marzipan coated with nougat and dark chocolate , and named it after the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart " Mozart Ball " (then it was called " Mozartbonbon " ). His creation was awarded a gold medal at the 1905 international trade fair in Paris.

Due to its great success, numerous imitation products from other confectioners soon came onto the market. Since Paul Fürst did not have his invention patented , the name "Mozartkugel" is not legally protected on its own.

Even today, however, the “Original Salzburger Mozartkugel” (this term is protected today) is only made by hand in the family-owned Fürst confectionery at its original location in Brodgasse, according to the traditional recipe and the original production method, and only at its four locations in Salzburg (as well as by mail), while the imitation products are mostly produced industrially and traded in huge numbers.

After his death on February 14, 1941, Paul Fürst was buried in the Salzburg municipal cemetery. A plaque commemorates him in the family crypt at St. Peter's Cemetery .

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personal data
SURNAME Prince, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian confectioner, inventor of the Mozartkugel
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Sierning
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1941
Place of death Salzburg