Paul Wolfgang Merkel
Paul Wolfgang Merkel (* 1. April 1756 in Nuremberg , † 16th January 1820 ibid) was a merchant and market chief and the first deputy of the city of Nuremberg in the Second Chamber of the Bavarian Parliament 's 1819 .
Paul Wolfgang Merkel is one of the most important personalities in Nuremberg around 1800: as a businessman he acted with great success, as a politician he implemented reforms, in the Bavarian state parliament he fought for the economic recovery of Nuremberg, as a collector he saved numerous Nuremberg works of art. PW Merkel is a key figure in the upheaval around 1800 and the transition from Nuremberg to the Kingdom of Bavaria. He was a member of the Nuremberg Freemasons Lodge on the three arrows .
From his rich economic and cultural work he left behind an important collection, which today is largely in the fund of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg . This collection formed the basis for the Paul Wolfgang Merkel'sche Family Foundation. The family council is responsible for managing the foundation.
(See also the library of the Paul Wolfgang Merkel Family Foundation .)
Another significant legacy is a large family with 13 children and over 1736 offspring in the 9th generation (as of April 2005). One of his sons-in-law is Friedrich von Roth .
On the occasion of the 250th birthday anniversary on April 1, 2006, the City of Nuremberg, with the support of the City Archives and the Paul Wolfgang Merkel'schen Family Foundation, dedicated an exhibition to the deserving citizen under the name Paul Wolfgang Merkel - Kaufmann.Reformer.Patriot. in the Stadtmuseum Fembohaus .
literature
- Ernst Mummenhoff: Merkel, Paul Wolfgang . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 437-439.
- Gerhard Hirschmann: Merkel, Paul Wolfgang. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , pp. 144 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Paul Wolfgang Merkel'sche Family Foundation
- Paul Wolfgang Merkel in the parliamentary database at the House of Bavarian History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merkel, Paul Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kaufmann, first member of the city of Nuremberg in the Bavarian state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1820 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |