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Biography
Julius Vorster (29 April 1809, Hamm – 10 October 1876, Cologne) was a German entrepreneur, one of the founders of Chemische Fabrik Kalk.
Life
Vorster opened a thriving chemical action after a commercial apprenticeship in Cologne. After joining the partner of Harhaus, it was renamed Voster and Harhaus, later named Julius Vorster then.
Vorster nitrate, which he introduced from Bengal made a significant portion of its revenue and that Zechen-and tunnel construction was needed for explosives in the mines. Mid-1850s the English due to the Crimean War stopped the export of these chemicals. The resulting bottleneck was a motif in 1858 together with Hermann Julius Grüneberg to start Chemische Fabrik Kalk. Green Mountain brought the know-how, how one can produce potash as a substitute for nitrate on an industrial scale.
Vorster married with Wilhelmine (née Röhrig). They had several children. He was the founder of the Evangelical hospital in Cologne. He is buried on the Melaten-Friedhof. The ago ster Street was named after him in lime.
The lime company experienced a strong upswing under the guidance of the sons Julius Vorster Jr. and Fritz Vorster and Hermann's son Richard Grüneberg.