Robert Böker (businessman)

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Bust at the Eschbachtalsperre

Justus Robert Böker (born May 27, 1843 in Remscheid , † April 17, 1912 there ) was a German businessman , secret councilor and local politician .

Robert Böker was a businessman in Remscheid . In 1865 he opened a branch of his hardware store in the Ciudad de Mexico , where he had temporarily emigrated . Back in Remscheid, he headed the gas works here from 1876 to 1887. He was an alderman from 1877 to 1887 and a city ​​councilor in Remscheid from 1882 to 1909 . In view of the increasing scarcity of water in Remscheid, he initiated the construction of the first well- fed waterworks in 1881 , which was put into operation in 1884. Since this did not provide sufficient remedy due to the city's population, which continued to grow rapidly in the course of industrialization , and on the other hand the strong swelling of the streams and rivers after rainfall, but also long dry periods, meant that the mills and hammer mills operated with water power often Had to stand still for weeks, Böker built the first drinking water reservoir in Germany, the Eschbach reservoir . This was built from 1889 to 1892 according to plans by Otto Intze . The construction of the Remscheid tram from 1891 to 1893 was also his initiative. In 1907 and 1911 he made major donations for a new hospital building. He also supported scientific research in other ways. There is a bust of Böker at the Eschbach dam.

Robert Böker was married to Auguste geb. Günther. His daughter Elisabeth Böker (1875–1940) married the Solingen district administrator Adolf Lucas .

Honors

In 1892 Böker was appointed to the Council of Commerce , in 1905 to the Privy Council of Commerce and on May 18, 1909, an honorary citizen of the city of Remscheid. A bust is erected in his honor at the Eschbachtalsperre.

literature

  • Hans-Jürgen Roth: History of our city. Remscheid with Lennep and Lüttringhausen . RGA-Buchverlag, Remscheid 2008, ISBN 978-3-940491-01-5 , p. 119-120, 151-152, 155, 170-171 .

Web links

  • History: Schüttendelle 30 , Monument of the Month February 2014 on the website of the City of Remscheid (former home of the Böker family with biographical information on Robert Böker)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical data ( memento from December 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the city of Remscheid ( Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Böker, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Böker, Justus Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Remscheid
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1912
Place of death Remscheid