Théodore Teichmann

Jean Théodore Frédéric Teichmann (born August 3, 1788 in Venlo , † June 4, 1867 in Antwerp ) was a Belgian politician .

Life

Teichmann was born to Georges Teichmann and his wife Elisabeth in Venlo. His father was German and his mother was from Switzerland . Teichmann studied at the University of Liège and the École polytechnique in Paris . He then worked as an engineer for the governments of France and the Netherlands .

After the Belgian Revolution he took over the post of Inspector General for Bridges and Roads, but was also more and more active in politics. In 1831 he was appointed interior minister ad interim and was from 1832 to 1834 a member of the arrondissement of Brussels . Teichmann was appointed interim governor of Antwerp in 1833 and governor in 1845. From 1847 to 1848 he was also a senator in the Belgian Senate , but had to resign when a law on the incompatibility of mandates came into force.

As governor, Teichmann was primarily committed to improving the transport infrastructure of the province of Antwerp . Although French-speaking himself , he also campaigned for the annual report on the provincial administration to be published in Dutch and advocated the appointment of more Dutch-speaking officials, which caused displeasure in the government. In 1862 Teichmann had to submit his resignation.

After his first wife Jenny Cooppal died in 1816, Teichmann married her sister Marie, with whom he had four daughters. His daughter Constance (1824-1896) became famous for her cultural and social engagement.

literature

• Paul Bergmans: Teichmann (Théodore). In: Biographie Nationale de Belgique , Brussels 1866–1986, Vol. 24, pp. 659–660.
• Jean-Luc De Paepe et al .: Le parlement belge 1831-1894: données biographiques. Académie Royale de Belgique, Commission de la Biographie Nationale, Brussels 1996, ISBN 2-8031-0140-8 .