Theodor Krohne
Theodor (Ludwig Clemens) Krohne (born October 4, 1846 in Dankelshausen , † 1925 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was a German businessman and local politician .
Life
After completing his business apprenticeship, he took part in the Franco-German War . He married Anna W. Schimmeyer and took over the Schimmeyer, yarn and haberdashery company . As early as 1878 he was a city councilor , in 1889 a city councilor and from 1898 to 1913 city councilor . He took care of the incorporation , the softening , the construction of the town hall (Königsberg) and the Königsberg commercial college and the clearing and riverside paths of the Königsberg castle pond . He received the city theater , promoted swimming lessons in schools and saved the Juditter city forest , which was named after him. When Lord Mayor Hermann Theodor Hoffmann died in 1902, Krohne could have been his successor. He renounced. When the German Association of Cities met in Königsberg in 1908, the city granted it honorary citizenship . The great hall in the town hall bore his name. The Crown Prussia honored Krohne, which is very rare for merchants, with the character of a Privy Councilor .
"His creative achievements, noble public spirit, knightly kindness of heart, incorruptible philanthropy will never be forgotten in the history of the city."
Web links
- Theodor Krohne-Wäldchen (Russian)
- resume
Individual evidence
- ↑ Das Ostpreußenblatt, volume 13, October 5, 1950, page 434 Online (accessed April 13, 2017)
- ↑ The other halls were to Körte Siegfried and Carl Julius Gebauhr named
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krohne, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krohne, Theodor Ludwig Clemens (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman and local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dankelshausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1925 |
| Place of death | Königsberg (Prussia) |