Waldthausen is the name of an outstanding Patrizier and familyfamily family, since center the 17. Century - coming from the Braunschweiger area - in meals resides. It had large influence on the development of the economic life in the rheinisch industrial area. Beginning in the textile economy - mainly Wollhandel - one invested the profits in coal and steel. Equally the commitment in the banking grew.

In the course of the years the number of family members increased and - branches not inconsiderably. Although one was partly active in same areas, one cooperated always with one another within the family. Which reputation gained the family in meals, one can read off among other things also from the circumstance that 1828 from 104 members of the society association - a combination of prominent Essener citizens - alone 9 members originated from the family Waldthausen.

Important family members

• Johann Gottfried William Waldthausen, * 15. July 1765 in meal, "† 28. April 1844 in meal, operator, senator
• Ernst von Waldthausen, * 20. May 1811 in meals, "† 22 January 1883 in meal, buyer, city delegate, Kommerzienrat
• Albert von Waldthausen, * 24. May 1834 in meals, "† 12 January 1924 in meal, banker, city historian
• Hugo William of Waldthausen, * 10. May 1853 in meals, "† 28 January 1931 in Wiesbaden, Kommerzienrat, Fabrikbesitzer
• Fritz von Waldthausen, * 9. May 1887 in Bremen, "† 12 December 1957 in meal, banker

Germ cell Wollhandel

At the beginning of tried itself the family Waldthausen - after it became resident in meals - in various commercial transactions. Companies were created, merged and dissolved again. One tried it with colonial goods (coffee, sugar,"Â…), a or the trade with oil of vitriol or woods. With the time however ever more the emphasis of the Wollhandels crystallized. Thus the Wollhandelshaus created by Justus and William became a starting point of the economic success of the Waldthausens. Into the year 1820 the Wollhandlung changed Wollhandlung William & Conrad Waldthausen into the Essener "". The sons of Conrad Waldthausen - Ernst and Julius - took over later the paternal business. 1920 one celebrated the existence.

Over the business operational sequence of the establishment enterprises of the rheinisch industry there are little direct excessive quantities. On the basis business documents such as cash and with the business correspondence however the life circumstances and business developments can be reconstructed. For the family Waldthausen accomplished Dr. Karl Mews and petrol seriousness Krawehl appropriate searches. Their plastic descriptions are to be reread in the Essener contributions to history (volume 41 and volume 116).

Around 1800 was the Tuchmacherhandwerk at the Ruhr until in the Bergi country far common. The covered the need of wool. They bought wool - resulted as it after shearing the sheep - in the centers of the sheep breed. In the time were the Schlesien and Saxonia. The traveled with Postkutschen to journeys lasting for weeks to the Carriers transported afterwards the bundles to the of the Due to the cumbersome journey such a purchase journey took place usually only once in the year.

After the was filled, the went to journeys, this time however to the acquisition at its customers - the Tuchmachern. One of the main customers of Conrad Waldthausen was the cloth factory Scheidt in meal chaining TIG. If it went however into Bergi, one did not come around overnight accomodation.

The economic situation was not simple in the time at that time. The with the driving of their accounts receivable had to spend a good part of their time. Making more difficult it was added that there was no uniform currency. Thus the for its commodity received Taler, Brabanter, French crowns, Dukaten and many kinds of currency more. In addition, one paid with changes or material assets. The latter led to the fact that the had to operate also a cloth trade. The date of payment was frequently at twelve months. Who paid immediately, six per cent received discount payment.

The money again had to be invested, so that the value of the incomes up to the purchase journey could be increased. From this many bank relations followed. For savings deposits were at that time interest rates from three to four per cent usual. It lay in the nature of the thing that the Waldthausens was occupied due to the higher profit also with the investment of the funds. They lent funds to the financialneedy pioneers of the increasing industry (Krupp, Stinnes,"Â…). In this way several banking houses of the Waldthausens developed in the run the time.

This mixture from different business brought stability in these otherwise jerky times into the enterprises. It was at the same time one of the reasons for the extraordinary economic success of the family Waldthausen.

Real estates and landed property

The Ruhr land museum is with one over history one of the oldest museums in the Ruhr district. After it became too close for the museum in the former single home of the company Krupp at the station meal west, one decided to separate itself the localhistorical collections. The city meal acquired the "Waldthausen mansion" in the year 1936 of the banker Albert von Waldthausen. The national socialists created 1937 in the mansion for exhibition of the collection the "house homeland". With the destruction in the Second World War the historical existence were lost mostly. On property is the today's Waldthausenpark. Up to the Second World War the family Waldthausen at the city garden at the well route had company headquarters. After the war it sold before approximately 100 years the established building to the city meal. First the city furnished small printering there. On addressing machines one printed tax cards and choice notifications on. 1982 referred the Folkwang school of music there their accomodation. After the school of music changed 2003 into the west town halls 57, one is now on the search for a new use

In meal Bredeney Fritz von Waldthausen let a generous mansion build 1922 at the Markuspfad of the architect Oskar Kunhenn. Surrounded by a Einfriedungsmauer the almost square building stands for large property on one approximately 3,000 m The beautiful zweigeschossige mansion is protected as architectural monument. In the year 1950 the "society association" found its new accomodation in a former Waldthausen mansion at the high tariff seriousness race 40. First to the rent the building was bought 1959 by the "corporation citizen home". In the club house today approximately 170 members meet - consisting of Bankern, entrepreneurs and the medical profession. For the physical well-being an internal catering trade provides.

Social commitment

Over business successes the family never lost sight of Waldthausen that the basis for its trade is justified in a good surrounding field. Thus one always saw oneself within the responsibility for a positive development of the city meal.

• Culture was always all industrial pioneers a large request. 1852 were created an association to build with the goal in meals a theatre. To the initial members of the oldest Essener culture initiative Alfreds Krupp and Friedrich Waldthausen belonged.
• Briefly before the turn of the century - 10 years after the death of the emperor Wilhelm - the general desire arose to establish to the emperor a monument. It took place a call to the population for the creation of the monument to donate. Nearly 13,000 citizens followed 1888 the call and gathered 77,296 realm Marks. The largest single donors were called Krupp and Waldthausen, which 20,000 realm Marks contributed each. After the advice of the city meal granted further 100,000 realm Marks, the impressing bronze sculpture - to horses of sitting emperors Wilhelm - could be revealed in the year 1898.
• In the year 1890 the historical association for city and pin meal registered association was created. One the joint founder was Albert von Waldthausen. it donated an amount to 1906 of 30.000 DM, in order to have exempted that active to as a by-job city archivist, Dr. Konrad Ribbeck, for three years from the school service. On a scientific basis it should regenerate the "history of the city meal".
• More than one hundred years ago - more exactly said in the year 1902 - a generous donation of the Waldthausens made possible the establishment for the central municipal library. Opened in a firm at the Kettwiger road 8 the "urban one book-resounds" with an existence of 4.000 books. Large success let the book collection grow fast, so that immediately a removal became necessary into a larger domicile to the Hindenburgstrasse. The area became also there soon scarcely. Julius of Waldthausen placed thereupon to the Chausseestrasse a building for the order and took over even the costs of the change.
• In October 2004 the anniversary of the hospital Huyssenstift could be celebrated. Beside Krupp and Baedeker also the family of Waldthausen engaged itself financially for the hospital.

Today there are two donations under participation of the family Waldthausen in meals:

• Eugen and Agnes of Waldthausen Platzhoff museum donation (a donation goal: Promotion of the sense of art)
• Julius of Waldthausen donation (a donation goal: Promotion by medical auxiliary occupations)

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