Career
Like his father, August studied legal science and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg. He also promoted the Home mission. He even participated in promoting railways and building sites.
In 1837 he bought the largely unused Uhlenhorst area for 70,000 Bank Marks (106500 Mark Courant) at auction and began work on the drainage and subdivision.
This was essential for building the new Uhlenhorst district. After his death, his widow bequeathed a portion of his private book collection to the city library, and a Uhlenhorst street is named after him.