Jacob Raphael Kaulla (died 1 May 1810 in
Hechingen
Hechingen (; Swabian: ''Hächenga'') is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about south of the state capital of Stuttgart and north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border.
Geography
The town lies at the foot of th ...
) was a German court banker; born at
Buchau on the
Feder-See about the middle of the eighteenth century.
By a decree dated 27 June 1806, King
Frederick of Württemberg Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Given name
Nobility
= Anhalt-Harzgerode =
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
= Austria =
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from ...
, "in view of the various services that the Kaulla family has rendered to the country in critical periods", conferred upon Jacob and a number of his immediate relatives and their descendants of both sexes all rights of citizenship in
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
. Jacob Kaulla and his sister,
Madame Kaulla, were distinguished as
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...
s.
Kaulla family
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References
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1810 deaths
Court Jews
18th-century German Jews
Year of birth unknown
18th-century German businesspeople
People from the Kingdom of Württemberg