Karl Friedrich Nebenius
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Karl Friedrich Nebenius ( 29 September 1784, Rhodt - 8 June 1857 in Karlsruhe
) was a Baden
minister and author of their 1818 constitution
.
in Germany
. After studying law at Tübingen University, he held various posts in the Baden State civil service between 1807 and 1849.
He was the author of the Baden constitution of 1818, wrote the Baden law on weights and measures in 1828 and reformed the education system in the Grand Duchy. In 1832 he also carried out a comprehensive reorganisation of Polytechnic in Karlsruhe. The improvement of the state's infrastructure
was another field in which Nebenius worked. He drove the entry of Baden into the German Customs Union (Deutscher Zollverein) in 1836, the state-financed construction of the Baden railway from Mannheim
to Basel
and the construction of Mannheim Harbour
.
In 1838 Nebenius became Minister for the Interior (Innenminister), but had to resign in October 1839 due to differences with the conservative foreign minister, Friedrich Landolin Karl Freiherr von Blittersdorf.
Nebenius was dismissed from state service as part of the 1848/49 Baden Revolution. He was a member of the Carl zur Eintracht masonic lodge
in Mannheim. He died on 8 June 1857 in Karlsruhe
.
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
) was a Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.-History:...
minister and author of their 1818 constitution
Constitution
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Life
Nebenius was born on 29 September 1784 in Rhodt in the state of Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate
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in Germany
Germany
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. After studying law at Tübingen University, he held various posts in the Baden State civil service between 1807 and 1849.
He was the author of the Baden constitution of 1818, wrote the Baden law on weights and measures in 1828 and reformed the education system in the Grand Duchy. In 1832 he also carried out a comprehensive reorganisation of Polytechnic in Karlsruhe. The improvement of the state's infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
was another field in which Nebenius worked. He drove the entry of Baden into the German Customs Union (Deutscher Zollverein) in 1836, the state-financed construction of the Baden railway from Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
to Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
and the construction of Mannheim Harbour
Mannheim Harbour
Mannheim Harbour is a river port on the Rhine in Mannheim and is one of the most important inland ports in Europe. The port covers 2.68 square kilometres of water and 8.63 km² of dockland. In 2005, 8.1 millions tonnes of freight were loaded and unloaded in the port and 2.4 millions tonnes of...
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In 1838 Nebenius became Minister for the Interior (Innenminister), but had to resign in October 1839 due to differences with the conservative foreign minister, Friedrich Landolin Karl Freiherr von Blittersdorf.
Nebenius was dismissed from state service as part of the 1848/49 Baden Revolution. He was a member of the Carl zur Eintracht masonic lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
in Mannheim. He died on 8 June 1857 in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
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Works
- Denkschrift für den Beitritt Badens zu dem zwischen Preußen, Bayern, Württemberg, den beiden Hessen und mehreren andern deutschen Staaten abgeschlossenen Zollverein, Karlsruhe 1833
- Über die Natur und die Ursachen des öffentlichen Credits, Staatsanleihen, die Tilgung der öffentlichen Schulden, den Handel mit Staatspapieren und die Wechselwirkung zwischen den Creditoperationen der Staaten und dem oekonomischen und politischen Zustande der Länder. The 1st edition is a Rarissimum, the second edition appeared in 1829 at Marx in Karlsruhe.
Source
- Klaus-Peter Hoepke: Geschichte der Fridericiana. Stationen in der Geschichte der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) von der Gründung 1825 bis zum Jahr 2000, Karlsruhe 2007. (PDF-Datei; 9,2 MB)
External links
- Badische Verfassung von 1818
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany