Kilian von Steiner
Kilian von Steiner | |
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Born | Kilian Steiner October 9, 1833 Laupheim |
Died | September 25, 1903 Stuttgart | (aged 69)
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Banker, Industrialist |
Kilian von Steiner (German: [ˈkiːli̯aːn fɔn ˈʃtaɪnɐ] ⓘ; 9 October 1833 – 25 September 1903) was a German banker and industrialist.
Life and career
Born in
He attended
Together with political friends, one of whom was
Steiner was among the most prominent members of economic life in 19th-century Germany. He was involved in the founding of several banks inside and outside of the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1869 he was one of the co-founders of the
In 1876 Kilian von Steiner was awarded a doctorate in law. Steiner was also a prominent patron of the arts and, through his efforts and financial contributions, ensured the founding of the Schiller National Museum in Marbach and the Swabian Schiller Federation in 1890.
In 1891, Steiner became
He bought Großlaupheim Castle together with all its lands from his siblings in 1894 and had the castle's interior modernised with all the conveniences of the time so that it could be inhabited. The castle became a focal point for meetings with his friends from the spheres of literature, economics and the arts.
By receiving the Order of the Crown from king William II of Württemberg in 1895 Steiner was ennobled. Shortly afterwards he retired from public life.
Kilian von Steiner died in Stuttgart in 1903.
In 1987 a bust of Kilian von Steiner was unveiled in the rose garden at Castle Großlaupheim. In the same year the local vocational school was named after Kilian von Steiner.
A special room dedicated to Kilian von Steiner was opened in the Museum of the History of Christians and Jews in Laupheim in 1998.
See also
Further reading
- Deutelmoser, Otto K. (2003), Kilian Steiner und die Württembergische Vereinsbank, Ostfildern: Thorbecke, ISBN 978-3-7995-5550-0
- Diemer, Kurt (1979), Laupheim. Stadtgeschichte, Weißenhorn: Konrad, ISBN 3-87437-151-4
- Schäll, Ernst (1993), "Kilian von Steiner; Bankier und Industrieller, Mäzen und Humanist", Schwäbische Heimat, 44: 4–11.
- Schenk, Georg (1976), Laupheim. Geschichte, Land und Leute, Weißenhorn: Konrad, ISBN 3-87437-136-0
- Schönhagen, Benigna (1998), Kilian von Steiner und Laupheim : "Ja, es ist ein weiter Weg von der Judenschule bis hierher ...", Marbach am Neckar: Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, ISBN 3-929146-81-9