Philipp Schöller (politician)

Philipp Schöller (full name: Johann Philipp Schöller , also written Schoeller ; * December 1, 1771 in Düsseldorf ; † April 4, 1842, ibid) was Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf.

Live and act

Little is known about Philipp Schöller himself. He came from the old Jülich line of the Schoeller entrepreneurial family and was the son of the pharmacist Heinrich Wilhelm Schoeller (1724–1771), who moved from Düren to Düsseldorf, and Anna Maria Nacken († 1818), although the spelling of his name has changed. The house at Königsallee 15 belonged to his parents . Schöller had been first alderman of the city of Düsseldorf since 1826. From May 1828 to August 1833 he was Lord Mayor. When he became provisional mayor in 1828 after the resignation of Friedrich Adolf Klüber , the former businessman was already a pensioner. As a Protestant, Schöller showed little skill in dealing with the religious sentiments of the predominantly Catholic population and found little response from the citizens. Nevertheless, Schöller was able to hold onto his office for over five years. During his term of office he founded the Chamber of Commerce in Düsseldorf, which he chaired at meetings based on Prussian law. The relationship was considered tense. From 1826 to 1833 Schöller was also a member of the Rhenish Provincial Parliament , which only met six times during this time.

Philipp Schöller was married to Henriette Lohmann (1777–1855), whose daughter Maria Emilia (1800–1854) married Leopold Schoeller , the secret councilor of Düren, in 1820 .

literature

• Hugo Weidenhaupt (Ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2 . Schwann / Patmos, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-491-34221-X . Pp. 353, 361, 492
• Hugo Schoeller, August Victor Schoeller: History of the Schoeller Family , 2 volumes. R. Eisenschmid, Berlin 1894. New edition by Stedman and Wallmoden 1994, ISBN 3-9803288-2-1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rulers.org