Johann Christian Zimmermann

Johann Christian Zimmermann (1786 – 1857) was a German businessman, politician[1] and diplomat, who served as consul of the Hanseatic Cities of Bremen and Hamburg in Buenos Aires. He was one of the main merchants and importers of Argentina towards the first half of the 19th century.[2]

Johann Christian Zimmermann
Hanseatic Consul of Bremen and Hamburg to Argentina at Buenos Aires
In office
1828–1847
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byFranz Halbach Schmidt
Vice-Consul of the United States in Buenos Aires
In office
1819–1821
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
BornDecember 28, 1786
Eckenhagen, Duchy of Berg, H.R.E.
DiedFebruary 28, 1857
New York, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)Helena Halbach
Maria Halbach
ChildrenEduardo Zimmermann
Enrique Zimmermann
Occupationdiplomat
politician
merchant
importer
Professionbusinessman
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Biography
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He was born in Eckenhagen, Bergisches Land, Germany, the son of John Zimmerman and Anna Elizabeth Moes, belonging to a distinguished Prussian family.[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 the company Zimmermann & Frazier co.[5]

He also had a long political career in the territories of the Río de la Plata, carried out mainly during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas. In 1819 he was appointed as Vice Consul of the United States in Buenos Aires.[6] Later in 1828 he was designated as Consul in Bremen and Hamburg, position he held until 1847.[7]

He also took part in the meetings regarding the appointment of the board of directors of Banco Nacional, participating in assemblies with distinguished gentlemen of the time as Pedro de Ángelis.[8]

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.[9]

References
  1. Boletin, Volume 7, Issue 11 – Volume 9, Issue 15, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Historia Argentina Americana, 1966
  2. Congreso Bicentenario de Simón Bolívar, del 17 al 24 de julio de 1983, Volumes 1–2, Academia Nacional de la Historia (Venezuela), 1985, ISBN 9789802221172
  3. Norteamericanos en la Argentina, Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo, 2008, ISBN 9789870553472
  4. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volume 44, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1971
  5. Comments on Argentine Trade, Volume 40, Issues 1–6, The Chamber, 1960, 1960
  6. El tratado Argentino-Alemán de amistad, comercio y navegación de 1857, Instituto de Investigaciones de Historia del Derecho, 2007, ISBN 9789879895054
  7. Tercer Congreso de Historia Argentina y Regional, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1977
  8. El Banco de la Nación Argentina en su cincuentenário, Banco de la Nación Argentina, Gastón H. Lestard, 1941
  9. Genealogía, Issues 9–12, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas., 1950
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