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About Kommerzienrat Stefan Hopf
Account of Stefan Hopf's life by his daughter-in-law Elise Hopf, originally appearing (in German) in the Tuchmann Stambaumm und Chronik (1928):
"Stefan Hopf — following the commandment that Jews should learn a trade—learned how to become a furrier. As a furrier he traveled to northern Germany. He had a great striving for universal education, read Humboldt, history, the classics, and followed the trade with open eyes. On his return, he used the acquired knowledge in the local hop trade. He was the first to go to Schleswig-Holstein, and from there to Sweden, because he had been told they were were brewing a kind of beer there. He introduced the hops to Sweden and prompted Bavarian brewers to settle there.
He applied his gifts in public life first in the interest of the growing Jewish community, of which he was co- founder and long-standing second Chairman. Under his personal leadership the synagogue was built; his daughter Elise handed over the key to the representative of the city at its dedication in 1874. He was elected to the Municipal Council of the City of Nuremberg and from there to the Magistrate. He was for a long-time Caretaker of the city's works and was a member of the Regional Council of Central Franconia. A keen mind and great practicality were his trademarks."
"The talents and capabilities of his parents had to a large extent been inherited by Stefan Hopf, the eldest son." -- Moritz Tuchmann, Stefan Hopf's uncle, in his memoirs.
See profile from a private family history written by his great grandson, Peter Paul Hopf under the "Documents" section under the "Media" tab.
See "The History of the Hopf Family, Hop Merchants and Bankers in Nuremberg," by Dr. Andrea Dippel, uploaded as a document under the "Media" tab
Timeline:
1826: Birth in Ühlfeld
1830: Birth of wife Betty Frauenfeld, in Büchenbach
?? : Marriage to Betty Frauenfeld
1853: Birth of first child, Pauline, in Ühlfeld
1854: Stefan (then Seligmann) and brother Josef relocate from Fürth to Nürnberg and join their father Löb to form the hops trading firm Hopf & Soehne. The firm goes on to become one of the largest and most important Hops firms in Nürnberg.
1854: Birth of second child, Hans, in Nürnberg
1856: Birth of third child, Dorette
1857: Birth of fourth child, Max
1858: Birth of fifth child, Eduard
1859: Birth of sixth child, Elise
1860: Changed first name from "Seligmann" to "Stefan"
1860: Birth of seventh child, Oskar
1860 (?): Awarded title "Kommerzienrat"
1861: Birth of eighth child Wilhelm
1862: Birth of ninth child, Rosa
1874: Grand Synagogue of Nürnberg dedicated, arose under his leadership
1880: Death of wife Betty
1881: Created the Löb and Karoline Hopf Foundation and the Betty Hopf Foundation
1882: Held position of "Magistrat" in the city of Nürnberg from this year until his death
1893: Death in Nürnberg
See pp. 18-19 in https://www.nuernberg.de/imperia/md/zentral/dokumente/pressemitteil...
See: http://www.mfr-bh.de/images/SMB/pdf/Festschrift_100.pdf
See additional photo and documents under the "Media" tab
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Kommerzienrat Stefan Hopf's Timeline
| 1826 |
March 21, 1826
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Uehlfeld, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1853 |
December 12, 1853
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1854 |
November 28, 1854
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1856 |
April 9, 1856
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1857 |
July 19, 1857
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1858 |
July 6, 1858
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1859 |
October 22, 1859
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1860 |
September 14, 1860
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Nürnberg, Mittelfranken, BY, Germany
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| 1861 |
August 21, 1861
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1862 |
October 14, 1862
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Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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