Heinrich Gustav Beck

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Heinrich Gustav von Beck

Heinrich Gustav Beck , von Beck from 1918 (born April 11, 1854 in Gera ; † January 9, 1933 in Dresden ) was a German lawyer, Freiberger, later Mayor of Chemnitz, Saxon minister of education and from 1914 to 1918 chairman of the entire Saxon ministry .

Education and community career

Beck attended grammar school in Gera, then studied law in Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin, completed the Prussian legal preparatory service and earned a doctorate. In 1881 he married Luise, b. Rebenstorff. In 1874 he became a member of the Frankonia Heidelberg fraternity .

Beck embarked on a career in the Saxon local government and became a council assessor in Dresden. He was then mayor of Frankenberg from 1890 to 1895 and of Freiberg from 1895 to 1896 . His successes and his political stance enabled him to pursue a fast career: on September 17, 1896, he was elected Lord Mayor of Chemnitz . From 1895 Beck was ex officio member of Chamber I (Upper House) of the Saxon State Parliament through his municipal offices . He belonged to the conservative direction and took an active part in the negotiations in the state parliament. In this sense, he distinguished himself particularly in the discussions about an amendment to the elementary school law.

In his tenure as Lord Mayor from 1896 to 1907, Chemnitz experienced a significant boom. The city continued to develop (today Oberzentrum ). A new military authorities Kreishauptmannschaft and Oberpostdirektion were located there. Suburbs like Gablenz , Kappel and Berndorf were incorporated so that area and population grew strongly in the city. Under Beck, the decision was made to erect three buildings that particularly shape the city: the New Town Hall , the King Albert Museum and the Opera House .

Beck were granted honorary citizenship of the city of Chemnitz on December 27, 1907. In his honor, Kastanienstraße, where he lived in various houses, was renamed Heinrich-Beck-Straße. The street on the Kaßberg was named after Johannes R. Becher from 1964 onwards , but was given its old name back on December 20, 1990.

Education Minister and Chairman of the Ministry as a whole

Beck u. a. in the development of the local school and training system. On January 15, 1908, he was appointed Minister of State and Head of the Ministry of Culture and Public Education and resigned from the state parliament. His merits include u. a. the passing of the Saxon Girls' School Act of 1910. The Technical University of Dresden awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1914 , and ten years later he also became an honorary senator there.

On May 21, 1914, Beck was also appointed chairman of the entire Saxon ministry, effectively assuming the position of prime minister. In autumn 1918 it became apparent that the conservative ministry could not hold up. Beck resigned on October 24, 1918 as minister of education and the following day as chairman of the entire ministry. In this context, he was granted hereditary nobility as the last Saxon subject. Beck spent his retirement in Dresden and Meißen , where he worked for the Meissen Monastery, whose canon , dean and provost he had been appointed by the king.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 1: A-E. Winter, Heidelberg 1996, ISBN 3-8253-0339-X , p. 68.
  2. ↑ Honorary doctoral students of the TH / TU Dresden

literature

  • 75th birthday of the Minister of Education a. DD Dr. v. Beck , in: Sächsische Dorf- und Elbgaupresse 1929, No. 84, Bl. 2.
  • Beck, Heinrich Gustav , in: Deutsches Zeitgenossenlexikon. Biographical manual of contemporary German men and women, ed. by Franz Neubert, Leipzig 1905, p. 428.
  • Beck, Heinrich Gustav , in: Who is it? Our contemporaries. Contemporaries lexicon containing biographies and bibliographies. Information about origin, family, curriculum vitae, works, favorite occupations, party affiliation, membership in societies, address. Other communications of general interest, compiled and edited by Herrmann AL Degener , 3rd edition, completely revised. and essential exp., Leipzig 1908.
  • Dr. jur. Heinrich Gustav Beck , in: Calendar for Saxon State Officials, Dresden 1909, p. 5, with 1 pictures.
  • Minister a. D. Dr. v. Beck 75 years , in: Dresdner Nachrichten 73 (1929), No. 167.
  • Schleinitz: Minister of State Dr. Beck . With illus., In: Sachsen-Post 3 (1908/09), No. 135, p. 1 f.
  • Minister of State Dr. Beck , in: The Progress. News bulletin of the Mittelstandsverein im Kingdom of Saxony 1 (1907/08), p. 220.
  • From André to Zöllner. 125 biographies on Chemnitz's history (publication by the Chemnitz City Archives; issue 2), Chemnitz 1998, ISBN 3-930846-13-6 .
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 1: A-E. Winter, Heidelberg 1996, ISBN 3-8253-0339-X , p. 68.

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SURNAME Beck, Heinrich Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beck, Heinrich Gustav von (since 1918)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon Minister
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Gera
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 1933
Place of death Dresden