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acquéreur, pionnier de l'industrie cimentière · 1860
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Gustav Ernst Leube
Doctor of Philosophy (Tübingen, 1839)
Gustav Ernst Leube (Ulm, 1808-1881) was an Ulm apothecary who became one of the founders of the German cement industry. Holder of the Kronen-Apotheke in Ulm and a chemist trained at Heidelberg, Tübingen and the Freiberg mining academy, he revived from 1835 the production of a cement made from calcareous marl from the Blau valley. In 1838 he founded, with his brothers Wilhelm and Julius, the firm Gebrüder Leube, presented as the first cement works in Germany. In 1860 he bought the small rococo château of Klingenstein, above the Blau valley, which was then threatened with demolition. He had one of its transverse wings demolished, and the house became his family's summer residence. The family has remained the owner through the Leube Foundation since 1974.
Naissance23 mai 1808, Ulm
Décès15 novembre 1881, Ulm
FonctionDoctor of Philosophy (Tübingen, 1839)
Maisonfamille Leube (Ulm)
Époque19th century, industrialisation of Württemberg
Histoire & patrimoine
From pharmacy to cement works
Trained as a pharmacist, Leube drew on his knowledge of chemistry and mineralogy to experiment with firing calcareous marls from the Blau valley. This work led in 1838 to the founding of Gebrüder Leube, whose deliveries reached Vienna as early as 1843, then Prague. The company, transferred to Gartenau in the early 1880s, survives today under the name Leube.
Schloss KlingensteinRepères dans sa vie
1808-05-23
Born in Ulm.
1822
Begins a pharmacy apprenticeship in Heidelberg, supplemented by university courses in chemistry and pharmacy.
1829
Passes the state pharmacist examination in Tübingen, after returning to Ulm in 1828 as an assistant in the pharmacy of his uncle Christoph Jakob Faulhaber.
1830
Studies chemistry and mineralogy at the Bergakademie in Freiberg (Saxony).
1832
Takes over his uncle's Kronen-Apotheke in Ulm and marries Auguste Dieterich.
1835
Begins producing cement from calcareous marl quarried in the Blau valley.
1838
Founds the firm Gebrüder Leube in Ulm with his brothers Wilhelm and Julius; the kiln and mills enter service in 1839.
1839
Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Tübingen.
1855
Gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, after a gold medal from the King of Württemberg in 1854.
1860
Buys Schloss Klingenstein, destined for demolition, and has its western transverse wing demolished; the château becomes the family's summer residence.
1864
The company expands into Austria with the takeover of a cement works and marl quarries at Gartenau, near Salzburg, as well as the Gartenau château.
1881-11-15
Dies in Ulm.
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Gustav Ernst Leube dans l’histoire
Klingenstein, residence of an industrial dynasty
The purchase of Klingenstein in 1860 saved from demolition the château built in 1756 by Franz Maria Anton von Bernhausen on the cellars of a medieval fortress. Leube reduced the building by removing the western wing, and the residence, with its rococo chapel, has remained within the Leube-Schall line of descent ever since.
Founding of the firm Gebrüder Leube in Ulm
1838 · Founded by the three brothers; presented as the first cement works in Germany.
UlmPurchase of Schloss Klingenstein
1860 · The château, which passed to Bavaria in 1803 and was destined for demolition, was bought and reduced in size.
Blaustein-KlingensteinSources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- Gustav Ernst Leube — Wikipedia (de)
- Leube, Gustav der Ältere — Deutsche Biographie
- Schloss Klingenstein — Wikipedia (de)