Wilhelm Königswarter (founder of the foundation)
Wilhelm Karl Königswarter (born March 4, 1809 in Fürth ; † May 15, 1887 in Meran ) was a German founder and an honorary citizen of Fürth .
Life
Wilhelm Königswarter monument from 1904 in the Fürth city park
Wilhelm Karl Königswarter, member of the sex of the Königswarters , founded after the death of his father, Fürth banker Simon Königswarter , in memory of his parents different foundations ; initially on July 28, 1855 the Simon-Königswarter-Foundation and on January 23, 1856 the Elisabeth-Königswarter-Foundation . The Königswarter Foundation supported, among other things, the construction of the Merano synagogue .
Awards
- Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of St. Michael
Web links
Commons : Wilhelm Königswarter - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Wilhelm Königswarter in the Fürth Wiki
- Person Sheet ( Memento from January 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Editor: Königswarter (bankers). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 362 f. ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ Beneficiaries of the late Dr. Wilhelm Königswarter , accessed on November 26, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Königswarter, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Königswarter, Wilhelm Karl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German founder and honorary citizen of Fürth |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fuerth |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1887 |
| Place of death | Meran |