Hermann Büring

Theodor Gustave Hermann Büring (1846 – 8 September 1919), commonly anglicized to "Herman" and "Buring", was an Australian winemaker and vigneron.

History

Buring was born in Berlin, son of F A Buring, engineer and brassfounder, who came to Australia aboard the Luise in 1849 and went into partnership with Ernst Fischer as

Theodor Gustave Hermann married 1871

The death of Mr. T. G. Hermann Buring (of Messrs. Buring & Sobels, vignerons, Adelaide and Watervale) occurred at his residence. Flinders street, Kent Town, Monday. He was 73 years of age, having been .born in Berlin in 1846. In 1849 he came to South Australia with his parents. His father, the late Mr. F. A. Buring, was an engineer and brassfounder by profession, and entered into partnership with Ernst Fischer. Buring was educated at Mr. R. C. Mitton's and Mr. J. C. Hansen's schools, after which he went to the country, where he was engaged as storekeeper for nearly nine years. He next spent three years at Bruno Seppelt's distillery, Seppeltsfield. During the subsequent nine years he was a storekeeper at Friedrichswalde, after which he returned to Adelaide. In 1879 he opened a store in Pirie street and at the same time became sole agent for Spring Vale wines, then manufactured by C. A. Sobels for the late Mr. J. M. Richman (owner of the estate). In 1890 Messrs. Buring and Sobels joined forces, and purchased the Spring Vale vineyards. Buring was President of the Vinegrowers' Association in 1896, and a member of the council for many years. He was also formerly a member of the wine committee of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society.

Family

Theodor Gustave Hermann Buring (1846 – 8 September 1919) married H. F. A. Lina Dohrenwend (c. 1846 – 22 December 1934) in 1875

• (Heinrich Franz) Rudolph Buring, of Glen Osmond; partnership with H. C. Uhlmann

• Louisa Marie Lina Buring (died 1963) married Alfred William Abbott in 1907

• Herman Paul Leopold "Leo" Buring (1876 – 29 September 1961), manager of the Minchinbury cellars, Rooty Hill, New South Wales. He married Ida Agatha Sobels on 21 May 1902.
• Caroline Meta Buring (1875 – 7 November 1955), an accomplished contralto and singing teacher
• another sister?

External links

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