Johann Jost Textor

Johann Jost Textor
Portrait of Textor
Mayor of Frankfurt
In office
1783–1788
MonarchJoseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Member of the Frankfurt City Council
In office
1771–1783
MonarchsJoseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Personal details
Born1739 (1739)
Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
Died1792 (aged 52–53)
Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
ParentJohann Wolfgang Textor
Alma materUniversity of Altdorf

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]

Biography

Textor 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

  1. ^ a b c "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ^ "Goethe, Catharina Elisabeth | Frankfurter Personenlexikon". frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ^ "Johann Wolfgang Textor Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ a b "Textor, Johann Jost | Frankfurter Personenlexikon". frankfurter-personenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ 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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