Wilhelm Ludowici
Wilhelm Ludowici (born May 14, 1855 in Ensheim ; † October 11, 1929 in Heidelberg ) was a German entrepreneur , brickyard owner and researcher of the Roman Rheinzabern ( Tabernae ).
His father, Carl Ludowici, married Babette Adt from Ensheim in 1854 and, with his wife's dowry, bought a brick factory in Ensheim in 1857 , from which the Ludowici brickworks later grew. In 1859 the family moved to Ludwigshafen , where Carl Ludowici took over a field brickwork from the building contractor Joseph Hoffmann. In 1877 the sons Wilhelm Ludowici joined the company as technical and Franz Ludowici as commercial manager. Wilhelm Ludowici became a pioneer in industrial brick production and invented the Z1 interlocking tile and the revolver press, which helped the company flourish. In 1883 it was relocated to Jockgrim in the Palatinate, where there were rich clay deposits. From 1896 Wilhelm Ludowici was the sole owner. His son Johann Wilhelm Ludowici continued the company.
In his spare time he explored the remains of the Roman settlement of Rheinzabern (Tabernae) , a center of Terra Sigillata production. He carried out excavations and put together a large collection, which he also published. He donated his collection to the Palatinate History Museum in Speyer .
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the city of Ludwigshafen on the Rhine. Formation and development of an industrial and commercial city in fifty years. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1903, p. 571.
Web links
- Literature by Wilhelm Ludowici in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rieke Ludowici-Wissing: On the history of the interlocking tile works Carl Ludowici in Jockgrim
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| SURNAME | Ludowici, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, brick factory owner and researcher of the Roman Rheinzabern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ensheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1929 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |