Johann Jost Textor (1739 – 1792) was a German politician, lawyer, and judge, known for his service as the Mayor of Frankfurt from 1783 to 1789. He was also a member of the Frankfurt City Council from 1771 to 1783.[1]
Johann Jost Textor | |
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 Portrait of Textor | |
| Mayor of Frankfurt | |
| In office 1783–1788 | |
| Monarch | Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Member of the Frankfurt City Council | |
| In office 1771–1783 | |
| Monarchs | Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1739 Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 1792 (aged 52–53) Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire |
| Parent | Johann Wolfgang Textor |
| Alma mater | University of Altdorf |
Biography
editTextor was born in 1739[2] in Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Frankfurt, Germany). His father was a politician who went by the name of Johann Wolfgang Textor.[3][4]
In 1760, Textor received a doctorate in law from the University of Altdorf.[1]
In 1771, he was elected a member of the Frankfurt City Council, serving for a total of twelve years, until he was elected mayor in 1783.[5][4][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Goethe, Catharina Elisabeth | Frankfurter Personenlexikon". frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Johann Wolfgang Textor Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ a b "Textor, Johann Jost | Frankfurter Personenlexikon". frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Waas, Christian (1910). Goethe, Kampagne in Frankreich 1792 und Belagerung von Mainz 1793 (in German). M. Diesterweg. pp. 204–207.
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