Richard Rümelin

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Richard Rümelin

Richard Karl Alexander Gustav Rümelin (born August 14, 1818 in Besigheim , † June 29, 1880 ) was a German banker . He was chairman of the Heilbronn Chamber of Commerce from 1860 to 1871 and was a member of the Heilbronn municipal council for six years .

Life

Rümelin was born in Besigheim, where his father, Ernst Gustav von Rümelin, was senior administrator . His mother Henriette Dreiß (1790–1865) was a merchant's daughter from Heilbronn. He had four siblings, including Eugen Gustav Rümelin (1812–1899), Gustav von Rümelin (1815–1889), who was a member, minister and chancellor of the University of Tübingen, and Max Rümelin (1823–1893).

After his father was transferred to Heilbronn, Richard Rümelin went to school and apprenticeship there. With his younger brother Max, he opened a grocery store and forwarding . Since the forwarder's business deteriorated after the arrival of the railway, Richard and Max Rümelin looked for new business areas. In 1856 they founded the Heilbronn bank Rümelin & Co., which developed well and soon had customers in large parts of Württemberg .

Even before the bank was founded, Rümelin was appointed a member of the newly founded Heilbronn Chamber of Commerce in 1855 . After its chairman Adolf von Goppel resigned, the chairmanship was transferred to Richard Rümelin in 1859, who held it until 1871. From 1859 to 1865 he was also a member of the Heilbronn municipal council . By 1874 at the latest, Rümelin was given the title of Commerce Councilor .

family

Rümelin's wife Christiane "Nanette" Auguste Johanna Cloß (1819–1902), whom he married in August 1842, was the daughter of the wealthy Winnend merchant Johann Friedrich Closs. Her brother Friedrich Closs was an important Heilbronn merchant, her sister Wilhelmine married the Heilbronn doctor Robert Mayer , and another sister, Johanna, was the mother of the later Mayor of Heilbronn, Paul Hegelmaier . The marriage had ten children, four of whom died early. The son Ernst died in 1883 just three years after his father. Two other sons, Hugo von Rümelin (1851-1932) and Richard Rümelin (1855-1923), were then co-owners and managing directors of the banking house Rümelin & Co. Hugo von Rümelin later also became president of the Heilbronn Chamber of Commerce.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 741 .
  2. ↑ a b Friedrich Dürr : Chronicle of the City of Heilbronn . Volume I: 741-1895. Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 1986, DNB  870345044 , p. 407 ( Publications of the Archives of the City of Heilbronn . Volume 27. - Unchanged reprint of the 2nd edition from 1926).
  3. ↑ Heinz Rieter: Gustav von Schmoller's memories of his youth. In: Heilbronnica 4. Contributions to the city and regional history . Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 2008, ISBN 978-3-940646-01-9 , pp. 323-350, here p. 339, footnote 50
  4. ^ Friedrich Dürr : Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn . Volume I: 741-1895. Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 1986, DNB  870345044 , p. 432 ( Publications of the archive of the city of Heilbronn . Volume 27. - Unchanged reprint of the 2nd edition from 1926).
  5. ↑ Jürg Arnold: A successful businessman and industrialist - and a strong woman. Friedrich Cloß (1813–1877) and Emma born. Knorr (1829-1901). In: Christhard Schrenk (Hrsg.): Heilbronner Köpfe V. Pictures of life from five centuries. Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 2009, ISBN 978-3-940646-05-7 ( Small series of publications by the Heilbronn City Archives. Volume 56), pp. 9–31
  6. ^ Friedrich Dürr : Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn . Volume I: 741-1895. Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 1986, DNB  870345044 , p. 449 ( Publications of the Archives of the City of Heilbronn . Volume 27. - Unchanged reprint of the 2nd edition from 1926).

literature

  • Walther Mosthaf: The Württemberg Chambers of Industry and Commerce Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Reutlingen, Ulm 1855–1955. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Reutlingen, Ulm. Volume I, The Chambers of Commerce and Industry 1855–1899. Published by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Reutlingen, Ulm. Stuttgart 1955, DNB 457641312 , pp. 169-170
personal data
SURNAME Rümelin, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rümelin, Richard Karl Alexander Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German banker
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Besigheim
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1880