Matthias Kimmerl (* 16 June 1818 in Kaiserebersdorf; † 13 January 1883 Kaiserebersdorf) was an

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. The

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''Kimmerlgasse'' was named after him.

Life and work

The Kimmerl family is of Bavarian origin, "Kimmerl" used to mean "the darling" and comes from "worry", "sorrow" or "because of which one is most worried". Matthias Kimmerl was born as the son of the landowner and business operator Matthias Kimmerl (* 1786) and Theresia Kimmerl. He took over his father's business and function in the Kaiserbersdorf community. Matthias Kimmerl was the last to fulfill the post of imperial local

of Kaiserebersdorf, which was incorporated into the 11th Viennese district of

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in 1892. In 1894 the street previously called Feldgasse was renamed Kimmerlgasse. Kimmerl's son, who was also called Matthias Kimmerl, owned large grounds in the area around Kaiserebersdorf, Rannersdorf and

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. They are direct ancestors of the two academic painters

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and

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Family (selection)

# Nicolaus Kimmerl ∞ with UrsulaPfarrarchiv.Pfarrmatrikel Schwechat ## Michael Kimmerl, landowner, ∞ with Theresia Mayer ### Matthias Kimmerl (* 1786), landowner, ∞ with Theresia #### Matthias Kimmerl (1818–1883), landowner, imperial judge of Kaiserebersdorf, ∞ with Maria Sauer ##### Matthias Kimmerl, landowner ###### Franz Kimmerl, landowner ###### Ferdinand Kimmerl (1886–1930) ∞ with Maria Maly (1892–1956); ####### Ferdinand Kimmerl (1914–1949) ####### Theresia Kimmerl (1919–2006) ∞ with Governing Council Johann Gehringer ####### Josef Kimmerl (1921-1990), American interpreter, ∞ with Margarete Zirkelbach, Fashion illustrator ####### Leopoldine Kimmerl (1923–2023) ∞ with Rudolf Gräff (1919–2006) ########

(* 1958), artist, ∞ with Martina Maria Elisabeth Gach (* 1957), daughter of

Richard Gach Richard Gach (31 October 1930 – 25 December 1991) was an Austrian architect, sketch artist, and watercolorist. He mainly designed schools for the city of Vienna and was involved in the construction of some residential buildings. Biography Pr ...

, architect #########

(* 1984), artist

References

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