Johann Christian Zimmermann

Johann Christian Zimmermann (1786–1857) was a German businessman and politician,[1] who served as consul of Hamburg in Buenos Aires.[2]

Johann Christian Zimmermann
Consul of Bremen and Hamburg in Buenos Aires
In office
? – ?
Personal details
BornDecember 28, 1786
Berg, Germany
DiedFebruary 28, 1857
New York City, United States
NationalityGerman
Spouse(s)Helena Halbach
Maria Halbach
Occupationbusinessman
politician
Professiondiplomatic

Biography

Zimmermann was born in Eckenhagen (Germany), son of John Zimmerman and Anna Elizabeth Moes, born in Prussia.[3] He emigrated at an early age to the United States, and arrived at the port of Buenos Aires around 1817, associating itself commercially to the family of Patricio Lynch (son Justo Pastor Lynch) with which it founded the company Lynch & Zimmerman.[4] He also associated with his relative Nalbro Frazier, with whom he owned of the company Zimmermann & Frazier co.[5]

Between 1819 and 1821, Zimmermann served as Vice-consul of the United States.[6] Later he was designated as Consul in Bremen and Hamburg.[7]

In 1824, his wife Helena Dorothea Halbach Schmidt died in Buenos Aires. Zimmermann remarried in 1827 with Maria Luisa Halbach Schmidt, belonging to a German family established in the city.[8]

Johann Christian Zimmermann had a preponderant role in Argentine politics, forming part of the first board of the National Bank of the Argentine Republic in 1826.[9]

References
  1. Boletin, Volume 7, Issue 11 – Volume 9, Issue 15, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Historia Argentina Americana
  2. Congreso Bicentenario de Simón Bolívar, del 17 al 24 de julio de 1983, Volumes 1–2, Academia Nacional de la Historia (Venezuela)
  3. Norteamericanos en la Argentina, Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo
  4. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volume 44, Academia Nacional de la Historia
  5. Comments on Argentine Trade, Volume 40, Issues 1–6, The Chamber, 1960
  6. El tratado Argentino-Alemán de amistad, comercio y navegación de 1857:, Instituto de Investigaciones de Historia del Derecho
  7. Tercer Congreso de Historia Argentina y Regional:, Academia Nacional de la Historia
  8. Genealogía, Issues 9–12, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas.
  9. El Banco de la Nación Argentina en su cincuentenário:, Banco de la Nación Argentina, Gastón H. Lestard
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