Carl Adolf Riebeck
Carl Adolf Riebeck, actually Carl Adolph Riebeck, ( born September 27, 1821 in Clausthal, † January 28, 1883 in Halle) was an industrialist and mining entrepreneur. The controversy around his sole possession after his death led to the establishment of A. Riebeck'sche Montanwerke AG by his heirs.
Life and work
Riebeck came from a mining family Clausthal. His father was Steiger and mine surveyor 's assistant in 1827 and moved with his family to Harzgerode to operate there in the Lower Harz ironstone mining in Anhalt. After schooling in Harzgerode Riebeck worked from 1835 as a pit boy and later as Lehrhäuer in Harzgerode ironstone mine Albertine. At 18, he left the resin in order to invest in the lignite mines to Zeitz and Weissenfels. He attended the Mountain School in Eisleben and acquired the ability to Steiger service.
After an accident Riebeck was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for culpable breach of duty, which he served 1848-1849. After his release, he found a job with the Saxon -Thuringian corporation for lignite exploitation and worked with diligence and skill up to the post of Inspector mountain high, which he received in 1856.
After he had to realize that it was not another career at the company possible, he announced in 1858 his place. He received a number known to him lignite fields in the area of Bitterfeld and White Rock, with their degradation he began. Over time Riebeck built with loans in its lignite plants Schwelereien and distillation units for the production of paraffin, solar oil and tar. The petroleum factories Gosserau, Webau, Russias at Theißen and Oberröblingen were the basis for Riebecks empire.
Within a few years acquired Riebeck almost all Schwelereien, refining plants and briquette to Hall, White Rock and Bitterfeld. He developed the lignite mining in the province of Saxony and Thuringia to a complex large-scale industry.
In addition to the possession of the later A. Riebeck'sche Montan Werke AG had Riebeck, which awarded the title Kommerzienrates and had become the wealthiest citizens Halles, the Riebecksche brewery, today Leipziger Brauhaus zu Reudnitz, in the Saxon Reudnitz and some manors. Even before the social legislation created Riebeck in his works of social security measures for his workers. Riebeck was a city councilor from Halle, according to him the Riebeckplatz was named. His grave is located on the Halle Stadtgottesacker.
Private life
Riebeck was married since 1847 to his first marriage to Marie whitefish ( 1825-1873 ). From this marriage 17 children were born, of which only eight survived to adulthood. Of these 8 children were only two sons, Emil and Paul Riebeck Riebeck. His daughter Margaret (1864-1904) was married to the Infantry General Reinhard Georg Gottlob Heinrich Freiherr von Scheffer - Boyadel and was knighted him in 1890. His daughter Marie married in 1872 to geoscientists Hermann Credner.
1877 Riebeck married his second wife Emilie Balthasar. From this marriage two children were born, which, however, both died of diphtheria.