Vincent Rumpff (diplomat)
Vincent Rumpff (born December 10, 1789 in Hamburg , † February 13, 1867 in Paris ) was a German Hamburg and Hanseatic diplomat.
Life
Rumpff came from an old Hamburg family. His grandfather Vincent Rumpff (1701–1781) was a senator and mayor of Hamburg.
Rumpff studied law and political science at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Göttingen and earned the degree of Licenciaten der Rechts. After extensive study and educational trips, he returned to his hometown in 1814 and entered the diplomatic service. He took part in the Congress of Vienna as an attaché.
In 1815 he was sent to the Bundestag in Frankfurt am Main as the legation secretary of the Hamburg legation . In 1819 he acquired Hamburg citizenship. Hamburg entrusted him with the newly established Hanseatic legation at the imperial court in Vienna and appointed him Minister-Resident . In 1824 he took over the office of ministerial resident at the French court in Paris .
The other three Free Cities of Bremen , Frankfurt am Main and Lübeck also gave him their diplomatic representation . In this role, like his colleague James Colquhoun in London , he concluded a number of trade and shipping agreements on behalf of the Free Cities, including with the United States of America (1827/1828), France (1843), Sardinia ( 1844), Monaco (1846), New Granada (1854) and Persia (1857).
He retired in 1864, and was succeeded by Hermann von Heeren as envoy of the cities in Paris .
Rumpff was childless married to Eliza Astor (1801–1838), daughter of Johann Jakob Astor . He was buried near Gilly on his Saint Vincent estate .
Honors
- In 1844 he was awarded the Lübeck commemorative coin Bene Merenti .
- In 1844 he received the second Bremen Medal of Honor in gold .
- In 1860 he received the large, golden Hamburg medal of honor.
- In 1863 he received the honorary citizenship of Lübeck .
- In 1863 he became an honorary citizen of Frankfurt am Main .
literature
- Otto Beneke : Rumpff, Vincent . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 670 f.
Web links
- Rumpff's Saint-Vincent Castle
- Rumpff, Vincent. Hessian biography. (As of February 13, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Rumpff, Vincent in the Frankfurt personal dictionary
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - |
Hanseatic envoy in Vienna 1819–1824 |
Carl von Graffen ( Chargé d'affaires until 1839 ) |
| Konradin Christoph Abel |
Hanseatic envoy in Paris 1824–1864 |
Hermann von Heeren |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rumpff, Vincent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Hamburg and Hanseatic diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1867 |
| Place of death | Paris |