Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy ( born July 1, 1813 in Kiel, † February 9, 1885 in Dockenhuden ) was a German businessman and Hanseat.

  • 3.1 Family Godeffroy 3.1.1 Notes
  • 3.3.1 Sport

Life

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy came from a Huguenot family which had settled in the first half of the 18th century, coming from Berlin to Hamburg.

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy attended the public school of Katharineum to Lübeck from about 1821 to 1830, as did his younger brothers Gustav and Adolph. He received his training at Parish & Co. The owner Richard Parish was married to Susanne Godeffroy, a daughter of Peter Godeffroy, brother of his grandfather. An internship in England followed. Towards the end of 1835, he joined his father's company " John Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn " one, on 1 January 1837 he was their partner. After the death of his father Johan Cesar Godeffroy V. on July 3, 1845, he took over the leadership of the House.

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy was scientifically very interesting and has sent for his private museum, many researchers on its ships with orders to Australia and the South Pacific, including the botanist and zoologist Amalie Dietrich. The anthropological and zoological activities of his Museum Godeffroy brought him in 1869 the honorary membership of the Entomological Society in Szczecin 1875, the association for science entertainment to Hamburg, 1878, the Natural Science Association in Hamburg Altona and the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory a. Since 1873 was Cesar Godeffroy corresponding member of the Senckenberg Nature Research Society 's (Frankfurt am Main).

In 1845 Johan Cesar VI was. Godeffroy elected president of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The term of office was one year during this period. From 1859 to 1864 he sat as a member of the Hamburg Parliament. He co-founded the Norddeutsche Bank and the North German insurance company.

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy married on February 2, 1837 Emily Hanbury ( 1815-1894 ). The couple had five children, with Johan Cesar Godeffroy VII as eldest son. The brother Gustav Godeffroy was temporarily Partner of "Joh Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn, " sat in 1848 for the city of Hamburg in the Frankfurt National Assembly, was a senator from 1854 to 1872 and from 1856 to 1893 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Norddeutsche Bank. His brother Adolph Godeffroy 1847 was co-founder of the " Hamburg -American Packet ride -AG " ( Hapag ) and until 1880 the presiding director.

During the winter months the family lived in the upper floors of the house in the Old Wandrahm, in which there were also the office spaces. This house was demolished in 1885 in connection with the construction of the Hamburg Speicherstadt. The rest of the year they lived far outside the city walls in Dockenhuden, nowadays a district of Blankenese, the country house was built by the Danish architect CF Hansen 1792 JC Godeffroy. Johan Cesar Godeffroy IV had had to create the adjoining park, which is named because of its still existing gate deer deer park, to a large extent.

Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy led in turn to the area of ​​today Iserbrook extensive coniferous plantations. On a specially built there lawn he committed, as with dignitaries from the Hamburg business families Merck, Amsinck, O'Swald, thunder or Sloman celebrations.

In June 1836 Johan Cesar VI founded. Godeffroy with his younger brother Adolph, Carl Merck, Charles Parish, Edward Sieveking, Johann Gustav Heckscher and five Moreover, the "Hamburger Rowing Club ". It is the oldest sailing club on the European continent. The rowing club still exists today.

Trade Joh Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn

Johan Cesar Godeffroy IV had established a trading house in 1766. The name " John Ces. Godeffroy & Son " was used from 1806. The trading activities came in the course of time, the shipbuilding, shipping, and participation in the ironworks George Mary's mining and metallurgical club in Georgsmarienhütte.

In 1846, " John founded Ces. Godeffroy & Son " with the company, founded in 1770 " L. Beit R., Gold and Silver Affinerie " the " Elf - copper work " landed for processing of copper ores, which own and other ships from South America, mainly from Chile in the port of Hamburg. In 1857 it came to the acquisition of the activities by the newly founded " Elbhütte Affinir and trading company " continued to participate in the Godeffroy and Beit Ferdinand. As the successor company exists today Aurubis AG (formerly North German Affinerie ). On June 22, 1849 " John bought Ces. Godeffroy & Son, " about 1706, founded Reiherstieg shipyard from Hermann V. Roosen, the demand for transport capacity in the growing trade among other things, to meet with South and North America and Australia. The partnership was terminated in the spring of 1879. The scheduled service of the company ran from 1850 regular destinations in Australia, Chile and California with sailing ships at. In April 1855, "Joh involved Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn "with" F. Tesdorf J. & Son, " Robert Kayser who already at the " " was involved, and two other companies in the establishment of the" Elbhütte Affinir and trading company Elf - sugar mill " in the form of an AG. Purpose of the company was the processing of Cuban cane sugar, which the commercial establishment in Havana had bought. Since the beet sugar was offered cheaper, the company was closed after a few years. Executive Board of the company was Siegmund Robinow. From 1857 moved Johan Cesar VI. Godeffroy its activities in the South Pacific. He shipped on the route there until 1881 many emigrants to South Africa and Australia. In Samoa, he ran coconut Plant Ballangen. The fruits were crushed, shipped to Hamburg and pressed into oil. The success of this business earned him the nickname appreciative " South Sea King".

Expansion of trade

The view of the sea trade company fell in the emerging world trade to the South Seas. First stations were set up on Tuamotu, Tahiti and Samoa. In Samoa's main island of Upolu in 1865 large areas were purchased and first own plantations set up to go into the beginning of the copra trade. Godeffroy organized expeditions into the interior, where natives were deported to use as forced laborers on these plantations.

There was an expansion of the area of ​​interest to other areas of Oceania, Micronesia and Melanesia. Stations emerged in the Carolines ( Yap ), the Tonga Islands, Fotuna, uvea and the New Hebrides. Godeffroy commissioned both of Wilster Hamburger Captain Alfred Tetens in the 1860s with a trading expedition and asked him for the ship " VESTA " is available. 1869, the first permanent seat of the Hamburg trading company Godeffroy was built under the direction of Alfred Tetens on Yap. 1873, then the Marshall Islands with integrated until 1875 and the Bismarck Archipelago and New Britain.

Colonial question

Chancellor Bismarck initially refused colonies from a supply station. 1874 requested the Sultan of Zanzibar to German protectorate, without success. In the same year the local German acquisition was expropriated by the occupation of the Fiji Islands by England. Also the possibility to acquire the Sulu Archipelago and parts of Borneo, was ignored. However, there were treaties of friendship with Tonga (1876 ) and Samoa (1879 ) closed. However, this should only back bunker stations for steam navigation. By further claims from England or Australia Bismarck's view of a global colonial policy was extended. 1880 a decision was required by the financial problems of the trading company. A financially inevitable sale of the plantations on Samoa should be prevented by the German Reich, which brought in Bismarck, but the Reichstag just refused. In public opinion colonies were highly regarded, but economically, as seen above, a loss. The German colonial club tried to make atmosphere with leaflets. The Anglo - Portuguese colonial treaty brought worldwide excitement that were settled on give in England in a Congo Conference in Berlin.

Insolvency

Due to lack of liquidity, the company introduced on 1 December 1879 the payments. In April 1880 Cesar VI reached. Godeffroy with his creditors, the settlement lasted over 30 years. 1913 the company's name " John was Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn " deleted from the commercial register. The Samoan template Bismarck in the Reichstag was related to the collecting efforts of the South Seas activities.

Successor

The South Seas - organization of the trading house has been largely taken over by the German trade and plantation society of the South Sea Islands. Founded in 1878 Company pursues not only commercial but also colonial thought.

Literature ( in chronological order )

Family Godeffroy

  • Claus Gossler: Godeffroy, Jean César VI. In: Hamburg Biography, Volume 5, Wallenstein, Göttingen 2010, pp. 144-146.
  • N.N. (Carl Alfred Godeffroy ): Godeffroy. In: Huguenots in Hamburg, Stade, Altona. Conference publication for Germans Hugenottentag Hamburg 23 to 26 April 1976 Edited by Hans W. Wagner, Obersickte / Braunschweig 1976, 41-48.
  • Gabriele Hoffmann: The house on the Elbchausee. The Godeffroys. The rise and fall of a dynasty. Publisher The Hanseatic League, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-551-88465- X.
  • Paul Theodor Hoffmann: The Elbchausee their country seats, people and destinies. 9th edition, Broschek, Hamburg 1982, ISBN 3-7672-0496-7.
  • Käthe Molsen: Godeffroy, Johann Cesar. In: New German Biography ( NDB ). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7, pp. 494 f ( digitized ).
  • Maria Möring: The Huguenot family Godeffroy ( Hamburg = Economic History, Volume 12 ). Publisher Hanseatic Mercury, Hamburg o.J.
  • Florence M. Spöhr: White Falcon, the House of Godeffroy and Its Commercial and Scientific Role in the Pacific. Pacific Books, Palo Alto o.J.

Notes

  • Matthias Wegner: Hanseatic League. From the proud citizens and beautiful legends. Settlers, Berlin o.J., ISBN 978-3-88680-661-4
  • Werner Johannsen: Who were ... where they rest - A guide to notable tombs in the cemetery Nienstedten. Heinevetter, Hamburg 1992, ISBN 3-929171-22-8
  • Fritz Stern, Gold and Iron. Bismarck and his banker Bleichröder. From d Engl Otto Weith, Ullsteinhaus, Frankfurt Amua 1978, ISBN 3-550-07358-5, pp. 484-491.

J. C. Godeffroy & Sohn

  • Kurt taste: J. C. Godeffroy & Son, merchants of Hamburg, performance and fate of a world trading house. Broschek, Hamburg 1938.
  • Richard Hertz: The Hamburg Seehandelshaus J. C. Godeffroy and Son, 1766-1879. Hartung, Hamburg 1922 ( Publications of the Society of Hamburg History, Volume 4 ).
  • 1866-2006, Special Issue for 140 anniversary of the Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, eds North German Affinerie Hamburg, pp. 3, 8

Shipping

  • Walter Kresse: From the past to the Reiherstieg shipyard in Hamburg. Edited by German shipyard, Hamburg o.J.
  • Otto Mathies Reederei of Hamburg from 1814 to 1914. Friederichsen, Hamburg 1924.

South Seas

  • Claus Gossler: The Merchant August Unshelm (1824 - 1864), pioneer of the Hamburg trading company Joh Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn in the South Seas, page 23-67 publication of the Association of Hamburg History, Volume 95, 2009
  • Claus Gossler: between Hamburg and Tahiti. The businessman Gustav Godeffroy Junior (1851-1890) and the risks of the German South Seas trade. In: Hamburger Economic History. N.F. Volume 5, 2006.
  • Claus Gossler: Société Commerciale de l' Océanie (1876-1914), the rise and fall of the Hamburg Godeffroys in East Polynesia. Publisher MontAurum, 2006, ISBN 978-3-937729-20-6.
  • Ales Skrivan: The hamburgische trading house Johan Cesar Godeffroy & Son, and the question of German trade interests in the South Pacific. Pp. 129-155, Publications of the Association of Hamburg History, Volume 81, 1995
  • Paul M. Kennedy: The Samoan tangle. A study in Anglo - German - American relations, 1878-1900. Barnes & Noble, New York 1974.
  • Erika Suchan - Galow: The German economic activity in the South Pacific before the first seizure in 1884 ( = Publications of the Association of Hamburg History, Volume XIV ). Hans Christian's printing and publishing house, Hamburg 1940

Museum Godeffroy

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Varia

  • Gerhard Ahrens: Crisis Management 1857 State and merchants in Hamburg during the first economic crisis.. Publishers Society f Hamburg History, Hamburg, 1986 ( Publications of the Society of Hamburg History, Volume 28 ), ISBN 3-923356-11-0.
  • John Diederich Hahn- Godeffroy: When the Falkenstein was still part of the Godeffroy'schen Forestry. Edited Blankeneser citizens Club, Hamburg 1984.
  • Gerhard Ahrens:. . Crisis management 1857 In correspondence of the siblings Jenischhaus and Godeffroy mirrored world economic crisis and its solution in Hamburg Hanseatic Mercury 1857, Hamburg 1980, (Publications of the Economic History Research Centre, Volume 42 ).

Sports

  • Erik Diemke Schreyer and Dirk: The hamburgers and Germania Rowing Club. 150 years rowing in Germany, ed Hamburger and Germania Rowing Club, Christian, Hamburg 1986.
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