Rosina Schnorr

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Rosina Schnorr in a historical portrait

Rosina Schnorr (born October 7, 1618 in Schneeberg ; † November 11, 1679 ibid) was an entrepreneur in the Ore Mountains and wife of Veit Hans Schnorr the Elder. Ä.

Life

Rosina Schnorr was born on October 7, 1618 in Schneeberg as the daughter of the butcher Zacharias Huebner and his wife Rosina nee. Meusel born. In her parents' home she was able to learn to read, write and do arithmetic. Her parents died in the age of 15 and the children were brought up under a guardianship in Eibenstock. At the age of 18 she married the merchant Veit Hans Schnorr, who had owned the Niederpfannenstiel blue paint factory since 1635 and the Auerhammer together with Sebastian Schöppel from 1644 . The couple had five children, two boys and three girls. Like her parents, she had private tutors give her children a basic education. Rosina Schnorr was a warm-hearted and socially committed woman and took eight children from the late Schnorrschen business partner Friedrich Hennig from Hamburg when he died. According to the city chronicler Christian Meltzer, the children were all brought up “in and with the Schnorrische family, and ultimately they were taken care of by marriage”.

After her husband disappeared without a trace on a trip to the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1648, she and her children came under mandatory male guardianship. But Rosina Schnorr continued her husband's business even during his absence and until his death in 1664. As she only found out at this point in time, her husband had been kidnapped on his return journey from the Leipzig trade fair in 1648 on behalf of the Russian Tsar in order to use his knowledge and experience in the field of mining technology. He was deployed under guard in Russian mines on the border with Astrakhan. After 16 years he managed to escape under happy circumstances, but he died in 1664 shortly before reaching his hometown in Vienna. Rosina Schnorr remained independent and single until the end of her life. Because of her prosperity, she did not need to enter into a new marriage for financial security. This led to envy and resentment, but it also earned her special respect, which was noted by the local chronicles. Rosina Schnorr took the death of her husband as an opportunity to sell the company to her now adult second son Veit Hans Schnorr the Elder. J. for sale.

In 1677 she donated 2,000 guilders to the town of Schneeberg  for the construction of an orphanage , and Rosina Schnorr also had a family burial site built.

Rosina Schnorr died after a long and serious illness on November 11, 1679 with her family in Schneeberg.

Act

Rosina Schnorr, known as "Schnorrin" according to the custom at the time, had to take care of his business at an early stage due to the fact that her husband disappeared without a trace on the trip to the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1648. Veit Hans Schnorr the Elder Ä. owned several mining shares ( Kuxe ) as well as production and processing facilities of the mining industry. The Schneeberg city chronicler Christian Meltzer described this decisive event.

During her husband's long absence, Rosina Schnorr showed leadership and willpower. She successfully managed the extensive and sometimes difficult companies of her husband and expanded the Schnorrsche empire. In 1653 she concluded the so-called cobalt contract with Sebastian Oehme and Erasmus Schindler (1608–1673), which was confirmed by the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I (1585–1656). In doing so, she secured a monopoly on cobalt processing in her blue paint factory. In the same year, she bought up more potash than she could process herself in order to drive up the price and eliminate some of her competitors. Another monopoly secured her participation in the first Erzgebirge sheet metal company (operation of the sheet metal hammer mill). A document proves that a flood in the Mulde devastated "the Schnorrin Auerhammer " with damage of 2000 guilders. She had the destroyed work rebuilt. Despite economic crises, war, hardship and looting during these years, Rosina Schnorr managed with prudence and business skill to increase the assets of her company.

Aftermath

Since little is known about the work of women in earlier centuries, a living memory of Rosina Schnorr is fostered in the town of Aue . The press spokeswoman Jana Hecker appeared at the Auer Stadtfest in 2013 in historical disguise as Rosina Schnorr; Corresponding city tours can also be ordered.

Back in 2011, the wood artist Friedhelm Schelter created a sculpture by Rosina Schnorr during a sculpture symposium , which was given its place on the Geschichtsweg .

On the occasion of Rosina Schnorr's 400th birthday, a memorial plaque was placed on Schulstrasse 9 in Schneeberg.

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  1. ↑ a b Rosina Schnorr. In: Frauenorte-sachsen.de. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Written information from the press officer of the city of Aue in May 2014 to user: 44Pinguine
  3. ^ Christian Meltzer: Historia Schneebergensis renovata. 1716, p. 560.
  4. ↑ Heike Mann: Schneeberg and Aue celebrate an important female personality. In: Freiepresse.de . October 6, 2018, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  5. ↑ We set highlights. In: view. Advertising papers Chemnitz, July 20, 2013, archived from the original on October 16, 2014 ; accessed on October 7, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Press release, September 18, 2018: 400th birthday of Rosina Schnorr (October 7, 1618 to November 10, 1679) .
  7. ↑ Johannes Eichenthal: Ahoy, Captain Walther! In: mironde.com. August 3, 2013, Retrieved October 7, 2018 (book review).
personal data
SURNAME Schnorr, Rosina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schnorrin, Rosina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1618
PLACE OF BIRTH Schneeberg
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1679
Place of death Schneeberg