Johann Peter Haseney

Johann Peter Haseney ( born November 27, 1812 in Mehlis, † April 10, 1869 in Munich) was a German engraver.

Life

First, he graduated with his father trained as a gunsmith, he subsequently learned from the engraver, engravers and mechanics Hulm whose profession. Haseney came through his wanderings, from the year 1832 to Munich. There he worked on a mathematical- mechanical Institute as an engraver and a scholarship he could make a mathematical study. 1835 was awarded the Bavarian Mortgage and Exchange Bank notes in the order of 8 million guilders, on the instructions of King Ludwig I to produce. With his help, the Bavarian Fed could make the notes more secure. From 1851, he had a steady job at that bank.

In Munich, he produced various designs for stamps. He created Germany's first postage stamp, the black ones and was responsible for its cost estimates. This stamp was issued from November 1, 1849 in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Haseney was never an employee of Seitz, as it is sometimes wrong to read.

Honors

In his native city of Zella -Mehlis, a street is named after him and in this city, a memorial plaque attached to his birthplace. In Munich is also a street named after him.