| 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 ofProtestant families, who wanted their daughters to receive"intellectual and moral instruction" beyond the primarylevel ot education. These men, representatives of seventeen"neupreußischen" families, called for a school partnership(cooperative) in life and therefore acted as the foundingfathers of Luisenschule. Hermann Altgelt was the chairmanof the founding meeting on February 19, 1837. He wasgovernmental and school board commisioner and later heldoffice as director of the school. Luisenschule openedOctober 30, 1837 in Ratinger Street, The date was thebirthday of Princess Wilhelmine Luise of Prussia, whobecame the patroness of the new institution.The school was initially funded with private funds but thisproved inadequate. A request for assistance from the publicschool fund was denied because the Luisenscule was aprivate institurion. Therefore, on April 24, 1854 theschool became an institurion of the Protestant Evangelicalcommunity and became eligible for grants. Apart from thefinancial worries, the school also had its trouble with theroom conditions and the teacher supply, so in 1839 it movedfrom Number 9 Ratinger Street, to Canal Street, andsubsequently to Broad Street. In 1863 Luisenschule wasable, through the influence of Commissioner Altgelt toobtain relocation to a school building in Stone Street.At this time the school obtained the prudent andprogressive Dr. Victor Uellner, as its first full l timedirector. The rapid rise in the population and educationalopportunities of the city of Dusseldorf led toreconsideration of its non-public status and in 1875 it wassold to the city for 100,000 Reichsmark [3]
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| Person ID |
I312924 |
Sprague Project |
| Last Modified |
1 Sep 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 ofthe de Greiff family of Krefeld (previously Crefeld) in theRhineland of Prussia. Today, I discovered that a workauthored by Johann Hermann Altgelt, my g-g-g-grandfatherhas been in the past year digitized in the original Germanon Google Books. His introduction explains that thecollections of his wife's uncle, the antiquarian and winemerchant, 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 amunicipality 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 simplemonument: a commemorative column in classic form on asquare base with bronze bas-reliefs of the goddess ofbenevolence, an allegory of the city of Krefeld, thecoat-of-arms, and the inscription, "In memory of itsbenefactor, Mr. Cornelius de Greiff, born 8 June 1781, died16 April 1863, by the grateful native city."
The man thus celebrated was simple, as is suggested by thecap on his head and the stately umbrella under his arm. Thecontribution he made to the city in unwavering benevolenceand the unostentatious generosity of his deeply religiousnature is shown by his will of 25 February 1857, which leftfor benevolent purposes and for the common good a sumhitherto 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 65years of age; 50,000 talers each for the Catholic and theProtestant orphanages; 50,000 talers for the care of thementally ill, the blind, and the deaf; 50,000 talers forthe support of 50 poor but deserving families having manychildren to support; 12,000 talers for another mortuary andthe beautification of the new cemetery; 26,000 talers toerect a civic building. "I add, as a conclusion to what Ihave here signed: An Gottes Segen ist alles gelegen. Maythis blessing of the Father not be lacking for the goalsstriven after, and may much good proceed from them."
> From Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Onlinehttp://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/greiff_cornelius_de_1781_1863
The significance of this bequest for a city of 52,700 needsno comment. But it was even surpassed when the niece andheiress of Cornelius de Greiff, Mrs. Marianne Rhodius, neede Greiff, found her sole object in life in serving theneedy and suffering. In her will, read on 2 November 1902,she supplemented her uncle's bequest with a legacy of1,800,000 marks, calling the fund "the Cornelius de GreiffSupport Fund."
The grandfather (Johann Philipp) of Cornelius de Greiffacquired citizenship in Krefeld in 1744; his father, Isaacde Greiff (1754-1826), married Anna Floh in 1780, andentered his father-in-law's business (Cornelius andJohannes Floh). As part owner of this important velvet millhe acquired a substantial fortune.
Since Cornelius de Greiff remained unmarried and his onlybrother, Johann Philipp (1786-1862, married to Marianne terMeer), preceded him in death, he made his niece MarianneRhodius, the daughter of his brother, his sole heir; shemanaged the estates carefully in the intention of hergrandmother, nee Floh, as well as her aunt MarianneJordans, 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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