Theodor Schorer

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Theodor Schorer

Theodor Schorer (born June 5, 1836 in Trittau , † December 17, 1918 in Lübeck ) was a German pharmacist and politician .

Life

Theodor Schorer came from Trittau . He had learned in the pharmacy in Segeberg and from 1859 studied at the University of Kiel . In 1861 he passed his examination before the Schleswig-Holstein Medical College and then independently ran a pharmacy in Hamburg. In 1861/62 he visited the University of Kiel again to deepen his knowledge of chemistry. In 1862 he bought the Löwen pharmacy in Lübeck from Heinrich Joachim Versmann, who had rheumatism . Schorer ran the pharmacy from 1862 to 1892. As a chemist and as a politician in the Lübeck citizenship against the background of the cholera epidemics of the 19th century, he made a contribution to the quality of Lübeck's drinking water . In the Lübeck citizenship, to which he belonged for 35 years, he held the office of deputy spokesman for the citizenship three times .

Laying of the foundation stone for the Elbe-Trave Canal

On May 31, 1895, Schorer took part in the festivities for the laying of the foundation stone of the Elbe-Trave Canal in the Hanseatic city. After the blows with the silver hammer by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Hermann Lange , he, as President of the Chamber of Commerce , hit the granite stone with the words "To blessings for industry and trade.", Followed by the President of the Canal Association, Hermann Wilhelm Fehling .

The Emperor founded in October 1898, the Red Cross Medal in three classes. On the occasion of his birthday, January 27, she was at the Lübeck citizens in 2nd class Miss Julie Kierulff, Mrs. Consul Behncke (born Fehling), Ms. assistant medical Türk and Mr Landrichter a. D. Priess and in 3rd grade to Consul Possehl , Dr. Wichmann , Attorney Priess, Consul Rehder, Consul Marty, Dr. Hammerich, Dr. Hofstaetter, Physikus Riedel, Dr. Schorer and the businessman Schetelig .

Schorer was an Esperanto speaker and took part in the VI , which took place in the week of Pentecost 1911 in Lübeck . German Esperanto Congress .

His daughters, the doctor Cornelia Schorer and the painter Maria Slavona , made a name for themselves far away from the pharmaceutical industry. After the sale of the Löwen pharmacy, Schorer continued to work as a court chemist with his own laboratory.

Fonts

  • Lübeck's drinking water. Lübeck 1877
  • Chemical investigations to determine the influence of the sewer pipes of the city of Lübeck on the surrounding waters. Lübeck 1883

literature

  • Lübeck State Handbook , Lübeck 1903
  • Joachim Niendorf: 150 years of Löwen Pharmacy in Lübeck 1812–1962. 48 pages, unpaginated, self-published, Lübeck 1962.

Web links

Commons : Theodor Schorer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The laying of the foundation stone for the Elbe-Trave Canal. In: Lübeckische Blätter ; Volume 37, number 44, edition of June 2, 1895, pp. 297–301.
  2. ↑ Joach. Ludo. Albr. sen. Priess
  3. ↑ Georg Albr. jr. Priess
  4. ↑ James Carl Rehder
  5. ^ Wilhelm Marty
  6. ↑ Ad. Joh. Carl Hammerich
  7. ↑ Ed. Carl. Gust. Hofstaetter
  8. ↑ Local Notes. In: Lübeckische Blätter , Volume 41, No. 6, edition of February 5, 1899, p. 67.
  9. ↑ List of participants on VI. German Esperanto Congress in Esperanto - A Culture Factor, Vol. 1
personal data
SURNAME Schorer, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lübeck pharmacist, Esperanto spokesman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Trittau
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1918
Place of death Lübeck