Diskussion:Wilhelm Königswarter (Stiftungsgründer)

Fundstücke: "Wilhelm Königswarter, Dr. phil., bedeutender Stifter und Fürther Ehrenbürger. Er setzte die von seinem Vater, dem Bankier Simon Königswarter, begonnene Reihe von Stiftungen fort: Hohe Beträge für christliche und jüdische Arme, für die Ferienerholung von Kindern, die Betreuung in Horten und die Erziehung von Jugendlichen. In München errichtete er eine Stiftung für Studierende des dramatischen Gesangs und der Komposition. Geb. 04.03.1809, gest. 15.05.1887 in Meran.

German philanthropist; born at Fürth March 4, 1809; died at Meran May 15, 1887. His grandfather Jonas went to Fürth from Königswart, Bohemia, and married Charlotte Oppenheim of that city. Königswarter's mother, Elisabeth, Edle von Lämmerfeld, died May 24, 1814, when he was but five years old. His father, Simon, who founded numerous charitable institutions in Fürth, died Dec. 15, 1854. In memory of his father Wilhelm established on July 28, 1855, the Simon-Königswarter-Stiftung to promote, by annual prizes, morality and industry among mechanics and apprentices; and on Jan. 23, 1856, he endowed, in memory of his mother, the Elisabeth-Königswarter-Stiftung for indigent Jews. Königswarter left his large fortune to his native city, which had made him (Oct. 21, 1867) an honorary citizen; a street was named after him in memory of his munificent bequest."