Statistical-Topographical Bureau of the Kingdom of Württemberg
The Statistical Topographical Bureau of the Kingdom of Württemberg was an authority of the Kingdom of Württemberg . Historical original spelling z. B. old Oberamtsbeschreibung Reutlingen: ... Member of the Royal. Statistical & Topographical Bureau ...
prehistory
The later head of the "Statistical Topographical Bureau", Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger , published the first yearbooks for statistics and regional studies in 1818 and 1819.
founding
In 1820, King Wilhelm I of Württemberg had a “statistical bureau” set up by the royal “ Cadastre Commission” by decree . This foundation was initiated by the State Minister for Finance, Ferdinand Heinrich August von Weckherlin (1767–1828), and by Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger and the Tsar's daughter, Queen Katharina von Württemberg .
In 1821 the “Statistical Topographical Bureau of the Kingdom of Württemberg” was founded by ordinance of the Finance Minister Ferdinand Heinrich August von Weckherlin from the “Statistical Bureau”. The decree regulated the task and cooperation with the provincial offices. Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger became the first director. Up until 1850, the bureau was headed by the respective finance minister. This regulation was the forerunner of today's supervision by the Ministry of Finance of Baden-Württemberg .
The bureau was supposed to promote patriotism and thus patriotism for the Kingdom of Württemberg , which emerged from confessionally and culturally very different territories in 1806 . To this end, the bureau was joined by the land survey set up in 1818 and the Association for Patriotic Studies founded in 1822. In 1854 the Meteorological Association was incorporated into the office as the Meteorological Department ( Weather Office ).
In 1856 a bureau statute was issued. There was an organizational merger with the Association for Patriotic Studies founded in 1822 and its renaming to "Central Office for State Statistics ". There was an equalization with other higher royal administrative bodies. The task included the implementation of commercial statistical recordings, a cattle census that takes place every three years, annual reports on field cultivation and harvest yield as well as viticulture, the state survey , the state description with the description of the upper offices of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
On November 9, 1885, the Statistical-Topographical Bureau was renamed the “Royal State Statistical Office” by royal decree.
In 1903 the geological department was established in the Royal Statistical Office.
In 1910, at the suggestion of the theologian, economist , pastor and later President of the State Statistical Office of Württemberg Hermann Julius Losch (1863-1935) and with the support of King Wilhelm II of Württemberg, the first use of Hollerith machines across the empire to process the census of 1910.
After the First World War , the work of the “Royal State Statistical Office” was continued by the Württemberg State Statistical Office .
Officers and directors
Statistical-Topographical Bureau of the Kingdom of Württemberg
1820–1828: Minister of State for Finance Ferdinand Heinrich August von Weckherlin was the chief executive. Weckherlin's work focused on descriptions of the upper office as part of a general description of the country. Scientific knowledge should find its way into the practice of administration and public life.
Between 1828 and 1840, Finance Minister Karl Eberhard Friedrich Freiherr von Varnbüler , Councilor of State von Herzog, Councilor of State Gärtner and Councilor of State Adolf von Goppel followed at short intervals .
1820-1822 was Councilor Christian Kausler executive member. He wrote the office descriptions of Herrenalb , Liebenzell and Wildbad as well as the Oberamtsbeschreibung of Neuenbürg .
1822–1840 Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger (1773–1840) was a managing member. He was a preceptor with the character and rank of a university professor . Already in 1812, before the establishment of the Statistical-Topographical Bureau, Memminger published a description of " Cannstatt and its surroundings" and in 1817 of "Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg with their surroundings". The second country description followed in 1823. Memminger had been the publisher of the Württemberg Annual Statistics and Regional Studies since 1818 - a series that continued until 2000.
1840–1844 Eduard von Schmidlin was a managing member.
1844–1845 August Friedrich Pauly (1796–1845) continued the descriptions of the Oberamts and published the Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity .
Georg Bernhard von Bilfinger was managing director from 1845–1849 .
In 1850, Christoph Friedrich von Stälin (1805–1873) was in charge . During his many years of service, the historian, senior librarian and coat of arms censor devoted himself primarily to the descriptions of the senior office.
From 1850–1861, Johann Christoph von Herdegen (1787–1861), after his resignation as Minister of State for Finance, was the official director of the Statistical-Topographical Bureau without any remuneration. Under Herdegen's direction, the topographical atlas of the Kingdom of Württemberg was completed and work on a geognostic map of Württemberg began.
1861–1873 Gustav von Rümelin (1815–1889), the theologian, pedagogue, culture official, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and member of the Württemberg state parliament, was head of the statistical-topographical bureau. In 1863 his treatise "On the theory of statistics" appeared in the journal for the entire political science. From 1867, Rümelin also worked as a professor of statistics and comparative studies at the University of Tübingen. In 1881 Rümelin became a member of the political science faculty in Tübingen. From 1870 to 1888 he was Chancellor of the University of Tübingen . His main teaching activities were social statistics, political statistics, comparative studies and legal philosophy . Von Rümelin dealt with demographic issues, in particular with the teachings of Malthus. In 1873 von Rümelin was appointed honorary director of the office by a royal resolution.
1873–1880: Karl von Riecke (1830–1898) was the official director until 1877, then until 1880 director of the Statistical-Topographical Bureau. Riecke had been a full member of the bureau since 1863. In 1872 he was elected in absentia at the International Statistical Congress to the permanent commission of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), whose honorary membership he was offered in 1886. Riecke reinforced the statistically oriented fatherland description of the country. He made a name for himself as an internationally sought-after financial scientist and was commissioned to process international financial statistics at the ISI Congress in Stockholm . He strengthened the relationship with the historical associations in Württemberg. From 1878 Riecke had the Württemberg quarterly books for regional history published as supplements to the Württemberg year books for statistics and regional studies. In 1880 von Riecke was appointed director of the tax college (Minister of State for Finance).
Royal State Statistical Office
Under Georg von Schneider (1816-1892), who was in charge from 1880 to 1886, the Statistical-Topographical Bureau was renamed the “Royal State Statistical Office” by royal decree. In 1886 von Schneider took over the management of the Chamber of Accounts and the State Treasury.
Otto von Knapp (1831–1896) took over the management of the "Royal State Statistical Office" in 1886. Until then, von Knapp was a member of the board of directors of the state railways. From 1877 to 1881 von Knapp was a member of the Reichstag and a deputy member of the Federal Council. The third official description of the country came out under von Knapp.
Otto von Schneider (1847–1913) was temporarily made head of the "Royal State Statistical Office" in 1892. Von Schneider dealt intensively with the forms of operation in large-scale industry. In 1894 Schneider became director of the domain management.
Hermann von Zeller took over the management of the "Royal State Statistical Office" provisionally in 1894 and definitively in 1895. Under his leadership, the surveys on changes of property ownership and mortgage movements in foreclosures were newly included in the work program. From 1897 he had the "Communications of the Royal State Statistical Office" reissued as a supplement to the State Gazette. In 1901 the first “Statistical Handbook for the Kingdom of Württemberg” and a four-volume state description for Württemberg appeared as a data collection. In 1903, King Wilhelm II approved the “establishment of a geological department at the State Statistical Office” proposed by the Minister of State for Finance. The main task was the creation of geological maps on a scale of 1: 25,000, which began in 1890. In 1904 Zeller took over the board of directors of the tax college in the Kingdom of Württemberg - against his will. In 1905 the first income tax assessment took place under his leadership. In 1907 von Zeller became synod president and in 1912 president of the evangelical consortium. Until 1924 von Zeller remained chairman of the Protestant state government.
Franz von Stumpf took over the management of the office in 1904 as a former member of the forest management, the tax committee, the accounting chamber and the disciplinary court.
From 1907 to 1914 Karl von Haffner was director of the Statistical-Topographical Bureau.