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Johann Duve (* 8. March 1611 in Hanover, " 2 September 1679 in Hanover) was a German buyer and banker.
As a son of a silk dealer in Hanover born, completed it buyer teachings in Hamburg, in order to create 1633 after its return to Hanover a silk action. Duve became richly as a war supplier (cloth, grain, powder, lead) in the war, later also by the trade with jewels, wool, wood, hop. After its appointment as the herzoglichen upper mountain factor 1643, which brought in the privilege of the promotion of all Nichtedelmetalle for him in the resin (v.a. lead), he bought goods and mills and let the passengers of the poor and orphanage built by him to 1643 for itself work there. 1646 he built himself as a councilman his large of house at the market (in 2. World war destroys). Also as building contractors Duve was active: 1652/53 it arranged the reconstruction of the tower of the cross church in Hanover, 1655 could it a magnificent family grave chapel at the choir of this church be established. it donated a new altar and new painting of the market church in Hanover to 1663. it finally engaged 1666-70 with the building of the yard and established themselves town church pc. Johannis in the Calenberger new city in Hanover and 40 houses in the adjacent road red one row. Center of the 1660er years completed it comprehensive for the welfischen dukes and the bishop von 1666 it leased the urban Hanover, which one extracted from it however 1774 coins bad because of coinage, which caused the following collapse of its enterprise.
Of Johann Duve remind in Hanover a at the garden side of the new city hall and the Duve well on the center strip of the Leibnizufers (transition to the Calenberger road). The wells, 1916 production set up by George Herting and originally at the market, the sculpture of a ziert. At the base is also haven-guesses/advises Johann Duves.
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