Thomas Bachofen from Echt
Thomas Bachofen von Echt (also Thomas Bachoffen; * June 1540 in Cologne ; † February 4 or July 12, 1597 in Gotha ) was a German merchant and mayor of Gotha.
Life
Thomas Bachofen von Echt came to Gotha from Cologne via Wittenberg around 1570 . Today's town hall was still a department store and was converted into the town hall under it. He left a large sum of money which, divided and paid interest, was given to the poor every year on St. Thomas's Day at the town hall. It was the so-called "Annual Thomas Money". He was buried in the “old churchyard” in a crypt specially built for the family. The crypt was torn away in 1848 and only the tombstone remained. In 1887 the stone was brought from Echt to Vienna-Nussdorf on behalf of Karl Adolf Bachofen. later the stone was brought to the Murstätten estate of his youngest son Reinhard in southern Styria, where it was rediscovered in 2016.
literature
- Adolf Bachofen von Echt : Contributions to the history of the Bachofen von Echt family , Vienna 1888
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wieland Fischer: Grave slab discovered by Bachoffen . In: Thüringer Allgemeine , July 5, 2016, accessed on November 22, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bachofen from Echt, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bachofen, Tomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and mayor of Gotha |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1597 or July 12, 1597 |
| Place of death | Gotha |