Philipp Zimmermann
Johann Philipp Zimmermann (* 1796 in Saarbrücken ; † September 20, 1850 in Wiesbaden ) was a German librarian and patron.
After attending the Friedrichschule in Wiesbaden, Zimmermann initially worked as a government chancellery from 1818. In 1823 he moved to the Ducal Nassau Public Library , where he worked as a secretary until 1850. In addition to his job, he was involved between 1823 and 1837 as secretary of the Association for Nassau Antiquity and Historical Research and was involved in several excavations in the vicinity of Wiesbaden through him.
When he died, the carpenter, who had remained unmarried throughout his life, left his fortune of 1000 guilders to set up a foundation for the elderly, which his sister Elisabeth supported with another 1000 guilders. The carpenter's monastery named after him was built on the edge of Wiesbaden city center, but was torn down again in 1893 as part of the city's expansion and is now (2010) in Wolfram-von-Eschenbach-Straße. At the former location, Zimmermannstrasse is a reminder of the founder.
literature
- Otto Renkhoff : Nassau biography. Short biographies from 13 centuries . 2nd completely revised and expanded edition. Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1992, ISBN 3-922244-90-4 , ( publications of the Historical Commission for Nassau 39).
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| SURNAME | Zimmermann, Philipp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zimmermann, Johann Philipp (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librarian and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1850 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |