| Name |
Johann Hermann Altgelt [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Privy Counseler |
| Born |
18 Jun 1795 |
Krefeld, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Dec 1871 |
Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [1] |
| Notes |
- From John E. Campbell, correspondent, note of August 2, 2009
The Luisenschule in Changing Times
A summary of the history of Luisa Gymnasium
The Luisenscule was established in 1837 at the request of Protestant families, who wanted their daughters to receive "intellectual and moral instruction" beyond the primary level ot education. These men, representatives of seventeen "neupreußischen" families, called for a school partnership (cooperative) in life and therefore acted as the founding fathers of Luisenschule. Hermann Altgelt was the chairman of the founding meeting on February 19, 1837. He was governmental and school board commisioner and later held office as director of the school. Luisenschule opened October 30, 1837 in Ratinger Street, The date was the birthday of Princess Wilhelmine Luise of Prussia, who became the patroness of the new institution.
The school was initially funded with private funds but this proved inadequate. A request for assistance from the public school fund was denied because the Luisenscule was a private institurion. Therefore, on April 24, 1854 the school became an institurion of the Protestant Evangelical community and became eligible for grants. Apart from the financial worries, the school also had its trouble with the room conditions and the teacher supply, so in 1839 it moved from Number 9 Ratinger Street, to Canal Street, and subsequently to Broad Street. In 1863 Luisenschule was able, through the influence of Commissioner Altgelt to obtain relocation to a school building in Stone Street.
At this time the school obtained the prudent and progressive Dr. Victor Uellner, as its first full l time director. The rapid rise in the population and educational opportunities of the city of Dusseldorf led to reconsideration of its non-public status and in 1875 it was sold to the city for 100,000 Reichsmark [3]
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| Person ID |
I312924 |
Sprague Project |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Family / Spouse 1 |
Laura Antonie de Greiff, b. 2 Dec 1798, Krefeld, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 7 Nov 1845, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Age 46 years) |
| Married |
21 May 1823 [1] |
- From John E. Campbell, correspondent, note of June 16, 2009
I have worked for some years to uncover the genealogy of the de Greiff family of Krefeld (previously Crefeld) in the Rhineland of Prussia. Today, I discovered that a work authored by Johann Hermann Altgelt, my g-g-g-grandfather has been in the past year digitized in the original German on Google Books. His introduction explains that the collections of his wife's uncle, the antiquarian and wine merchant, Hermann de Greiff formed the basis for his, Johann Hermann Altgelt, work which was published as:
Johann Hermann Altgelt is the author of the following:
Geschichte der Grafen und Herren von Moers
By Hermann Altgelt
Published by Bötticher, 1845
Original from the Bavarian State Library
Digitized Oct 10, 2008
199 pages
The de Greiff family contributed the largest bequest to a municipality of Prussia and my notes on that follow:
Greiff, Cornelius de (1781-1863)
On the east wall of Krefeld <../../encyclopedia/contents/krefeld_nordrhein_westfalen_germany> there has stood since 22 August 1865, a simple monument: a commemorative column in classic form on a square base with bronze bas-reliefs of the goddess of benevolence, an allegory of the city of Krefeld, the coat-of-arms, and the inscription, "In memory of its benefactor, Mr. Cornelius de Greiff, born 8 June 1781, died 16 April 1863, by the grateful native city."
The man thus celebrated was simple, as is suggested by the cap on his head and the stately umbrella under his arm. The contribution he made to the city in unwavering benevolence and the unostentatious generosity of his deeply religious nature is shown by his will of 25 February 1857, which left for benevolent purposes and for the common good a sum hitherto unheard of in Germany: 466,000 talers; i.e., 120,000 talers for the hospital "founded by my mother"; 100,000 talers for a home for needy men and women over 65 years of age; 50,000 talers each for the Catholic and the Protestant orphanages; 50,000 talers for the care of the mentally ill, the blind, and the deaf; 50,000 talers for the support of 50 poor but deserving families having many children to support; 12,000 talers for another mortuary and the beautification of the new cemetery; 26,000 talers to erect a civic building. "I add, as a conclusion to what I have here signed: An Gottes Segen ist alles gelegen. May this blessing of the Father not be lacking for the goals striven after, and may much good proceed from them."
> From Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/greiff_cornelius_de_1781_1863
The significance of this bequest for a city of 52,700 needs no comment. But it was even surpassed when the niece and heiress of Cornelius de Greiff, Mrs. Marianne Rhodius, nee de Greiff, found her sole object in life in serving the needy and suffering. In her will, read on 2 November 1902, she supplemented her uncle's bequest with a legacy of 1,800,000 marks, calling the fund "the Cornelius de Greiff Support Fund."
The grandfather (Johann Philipp) of Cornelius de Greiff acquired citizenship in Krefeld in 1744; his father, Isaac de Greiff (1754-1826), married Anna Floh in 1780, and entered his father-in-law's business (Cornelius and Johannes Floh). As part owner of this important velvet mill he acquired a substantial fortune.
Since Cornelius de Greiff remained unmarried and his only brother, Johann Philipp (1786-1862, married to Marianne ter Meer), preceded him in death, he made his niece Marianne Rhodius, the daughter of his brother, his sole heir; she managed the estates carefully in the intention of her grandmother, nee Floh, as well as her aunt Marianne Jordans, nee Floh.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 170.
Mennonitische Blätter (1888): 124; (1904): 23. [5]
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| Children |
| + | 1. August Hermann Altgelt, b. 8 Jun 1824, Krefeld, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 22 Jan 1865, Brandenburg, , Brandenburg, Germany (Age 40 years) |
| + | 2. Friederike Antonie Altgelt, b. 23 Jun 1826, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 17 Jan 1894 (Age 67 years) |
| + | 3. Laura Elisabeth Antonie Altgelt, b. 19 Nov 1827, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 19 Dec 1863 (Age 36 years) |
| + | 4. Ernst Hermann Altgelt, b. 17 Jul 1832, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 23 Sep 1878, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA (Age 46 years) |
| | 5. Therese Antonie Altgelt, b. 15 Oct 1837, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 6. Anton Hermann Altgelt, b. 8 Mar 1839, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 10 Oct 1890, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA (Age 51 years) |
| | 7. Bertha Auguste Altgelt, b. 27 Jul 1842, Düsseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2013 |
| Family ID |
F112454 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1795 - 1871 (76 years)
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