Sigmund von Haimhausen

Johann Sigmund Ferdinand Joseph von Hausen Haim ( born December 28, 1708 in Munich, † January 16, 1793 in Munich) was a Bavarian lawyer, civil servant and entrepreneur.

Life

After finishing his high school studies at the Jesuit School Munich ( today Wilhelmsgymnasium Munich) Haimhausen studied together with his older brother Karl Ferdinand jurisprudence, from 1724 at the University of Salzburg, 1726 at the Charles University in Prague. In late summer 1728 they went on trips and visited Dresden, Berlin, Lübeck, Hamburg and Amsterdam. This was followed by a semester at about Public Law at Johann Jacob Vitriarius at the University of Leuven.

After graduating, he took over the family-owned lands and copper mines in Bohemia, particularly in the area of Eger. To gain expertise, studied at the University of Leipzig Montanistik, metallurgy and chemistry. Because of his expert knowledge he was in 1751 by Elector Maximilian III. Joseph put in charge of the newly established coin and Mountain College, the highest mountain authority in Munich. Haimhausen played a significant role in the recovery of the Bavarian mining in the 18th century, especially through the establishment of the first Bavarian brickyard. In his authoritative initiative, the first Bavarian porcelain factory was established in 1758 in Castle Neudeck in Au, from 1761 in Nymphenburg.

Haimhausen 1759 was the founding president of Kurbayerischen Academy (now the Bavarian Academy of Sciences) and remained until 1761, in office, repeated in office from 1771 to 1779 and 1787 until his death in 1793.

Honors and Awards

• Honorary President of the Academy (1799 )
• Bust in the Hall of Fame in Munich