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Richard Hartmann
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Hartmann was born on 8 November 1809 in Barr, Bas-Rhin, the son of a tawer (Weissgerber, a tanner of white leather).
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tawer
▪ I. tawer1 (ˈtɔːə(r)) Forms: 4–5 tawier(e, 4–7 tawyer, (5 toyar, 6 tawhear, 8 tawar), 5– tawer. [f. taw v.1: see -er1. With the earlier tawyer, cf. lawyer, sawyer.] One who taws; one who prepares white leather; = white-tawer.[1311 Letter Bk. D. Lond. lf. 127 Walterus le Whitawyer. 1346 Ibid. F. lf....
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whittawer
whittawer Now only Hist. or dial. (ˈhwɪtɔːə(r)) Forms: 4 whitetawier, white-tawyer, whit(t)awyer, 5 whytetawyer, 5–7 white tawyer, (7 whiteaw{supr}), 5– whittawer, 6–8 white tawer, 7–8 white-tawer, 9 whitawer, dial. w(h)ittor, whittaw, etc. [f. white a. + tawer1. (Cf. the synonymous MDu. witgaerwer,...
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Markt Schwaben
In one version, both are golden, and in the other, both are white. There is no official word as to which is right. The flag bears a red and a white stripe with the coat of arms.
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Reading Johann Georg Burkhardt's profession I cannot parse the last word of this line about Johann Georg Burkhardt. Can anyone help with his profession?  operating with mineral salts, it seems primarily aluminum salts, in order to produce leather of higher quality and lighter color ( _weiß_ = white Addendum: The corresponding English word seems to be tawer, the technique itself is called tawing.
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