List of Deidesheim personalities

Coat of arms of the city of Deidesheim

The list of Deidesheim personalities contains important personalities related to Deidesheim , sorted according to honorary citizens, people who were born in the city and those who worked in Deidesheim. The list does not claim to be complete.

Honorary citizen

Hanns Haberer

Johann Julius Siben

Josef Siben

Ernst von Bassermann-Jordan

Ludwig Bassermann-Jordan

Franz Seraph Schaub

Franz Peter Buhl

Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872–1959), viticulture historian
October 28, 1952: Joseph Wendel (1901–1960), Bishop of Speyer, later Archbishop of Munich and Freising, was made an honorary citizen after he had consecrated the Michaelskapelle . The Kardinal-Wendel-Straße in Deidesheim is named after him.
September 14, 1956: Heinrich Hartz (1886–1965), parish priest of Deidesheim and papal secret chamberlain, was made an honorary citizen of Deidesheim on his 70th birthday. The Prälat-Hartz-Straße in Deidesheim is named after him.
May 28, 1960: Hanns Haberer (1890–1967), Minister of Economics and Finance in Rhineland-Palatinate, was made an honorary citizen of Deidesheim on his 70th birthday.
February 19, 1995: Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), Federal Chancellor

sons and daughters of the town

Years up to 1800

Richard von Deidesheim (around 1200–1278), owner of the new construction of the St. Peter's Collegiate Church in Wimpfen , is considered to be a pioneer in the introduction of the Gothic architectural style in Germany.
Dietrich von Deidesheim (around 1305 – around 1360), cleric and Trier chancellor
Johann Fart (around 1420–1491), Benedictine, Reform Abbot in Maria Laach
Peter Scheibenhart (around 1478–1529), Rector of Heidelberg University
Johann Wendelin Thierry (1730–1807), senior councilor at the Vizedomamt Bruchsal and author of a chronicle about the bishops of Speyer
Andreas Jordan (1775–1848), member of the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Franz Tafel (1799–1869), member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria

19th century

Ludwig Andreas Jordan (1811–1883), member of the Reichstag in the German Empire and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Gustav Schmitt (1832–1905), member of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputies
Eugen Buhl (1841–1910), member of the Chamber of Imperial Councils and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Andreas Deinhard (1845–1907), member of the Reichstag in the German Empire and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Heinrich Christian Baader (1847–1928), engineer, director of the Temesvár horse-drawn tram and tram company
Heinrich Buhl (1848–1907), legal scholar, member of the First Chamber of the Baden Council of Estates
Johann Julius Siben (1851–1907), member of the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Josef Giessen (1858–1944), member of the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Josef Siben (1864–1941), member of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputies
Franz Eberhard Buhl (1867–1921), member of the Chamber of Imperial Councils and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria
Ludwig Bassermann-Jordan (1869–1914), wine specialist, was the mayor of Deidesheim and responsible for founding the Association of German Prädikatsweingüter .
Franz Seraph Schaub (1870–1927), theologian
Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872–1959), viticulture historian
Peter Koch (1874–1956), painter and honorary citizen of the neighboring community of Gimmeldingen
Ernst von Bassermann-Jordan (1876–1932), art and watch collector
Josef Schaub (1899–1978), newspaper publisher and holder of the Great Federal Cross of Merit, was co-founder and director of the daily newspaper “ Die Rheinpfalz ”.

20th century

Richard Weigand (1904–1981), educator
Ulrich Sarcinelli (* 1946), political scientist, Vice-President and Professor at the University of Koblenz-Landau

People who worked on site

Wolfgang Bachmann (* 1951), architect, journalist and architecture critic, has lived there since 2016
Emil Bassermann-Jordan (1835–1915), banker and landowner, ran the Privy Council Dr. by Bassermann-Jordan.
Theo Becker (1927-2006), oenologist, headed the teaching and experimental farm in the former Tiemann winery.
Ludwig Boslet (1860–1951) was a local teacher from time to time.
Franz Anton Christoph Buhl (1779–1844), member of the Second Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly, ran a winery in Deidesheim.
Franz Armand Buhl (1837-1896), Vice-President of the Reichstag, member of the Chamber of Imperial Councils and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria, was a member of the Deidesheim Reading Society.
Franz Peter Buhl (1809–1862), member of the Second Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria, founded the Reichsrat von Buhl winery.
Adam Durein (1893–1948), NSDAP functionary, was the founder of the NSDAP local group Deidesheim and its leader in its early days. He was the manager of a local wine shop.
Stefan Gillich (1932–2019), Mayor of Deidesheim and the Deidesheim community , holder of the Federal Cross of Merit , 1st class

Raimund Harmstorf (1939–1998), actor, ran the fish restaurant "Zum Seewolf" in Deidesheim.

Wolf Hildebrandt (1906–1999), artist, had his studio in Deidesheim from 1977 to 1999.

Jakob Wilhelm Hinder (1901–1976), ceramic collector, exhibited his extensive collection in the Museum of Modern Ceramics and initiated regular meetings of the ceramic artist scene in Deidesheim

Wilhelm von Löwenstein († 1579), bailiff of the Bishop of Speyer, gravestone at the Ulrichskirche

Stefan Neugebauer (* 1975), head chef at Deidesheimer Hof

Ruth Ratter (* 1955), MP (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) in the 16th Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, is active in local politics in Deidesheim and the Deidesheim community.

Lotte Reimers (* 1932), ceramist, ran the Museum of Modern Ceramics in Stadtmauergasse from 1971 until it was relocated to the vaulted cellar of Villa Ludwigshöhe near Edenkoben in 2005 .

Karl August Reiser (1853–1922) was at times a teacher at a Deidesheim middle school.

Jens Ritter (* 1972), guitar maker, has his manufacture in Deidesheim

Berthold Schnabel (* 1943), regional historian, is a member of the “Heimatfreunde Deidesheim und Umgebung e. V. "active.

Michael Schnetter (1788–1854), Catholic pastor from 1829 to 1837, then Cathedral Chapter in Mainz

Manfred Schwarz (* 1956), restaurateur, managed the Deidesheimer Hof from 1989 to 2003.

Carl Heinrich Schultz (1805–1867) worked as a doctor at the Deidesheim hospital .

Arnold Siben (1882–1957) was mayor of Deidesheim and ran a winery here.

Stefan Steinweg (* 1969), professional cyclist, German champion, world champion and Olympic champion, lived in Deidesheim at the time of his greatest successes and was appointed vine leaseholder in Deidesheim's Paradise Garden .

Anna von Szent-Ivanyi (1797–1889), baroness of half-Hungarian descent, winery owner and benefactress of Deidesheim

Ignaz Windisch (1736–1783), Jesuit, professor at the University of Bamberg, pastor of Deidesheim; Gravestone preserved at St. Ulrich's Church

Individual evidence

^ Viktor Carl: Lexicon of Palatinate Personalities . Arwid Hennig Verlag, Edenkoben 1998, ISBN 3-9804668-2-5 , p. 30 .
^ Catholic parish office Deidesheim (Ed.): 500 years parish church Deidesheim . Deidesheim 1964, p. 39 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Heinz Schmitt: billy goat, wine and state visits - Deidesheim in the last 150 years . Ed .: City of Deidesheim. Verlag Pfälzer Kunst, Landau in der Pfalz 2000, ISBN 3-922580-82-3 , p. 31, 56, 91 .

[Carl-1] Viktor Carl: Lexicon of Palatinate Personalities . Arwid Hennig Verlag, Edenkoben 1998, ISBN 3-9804668-2-5 , p. 30 .

[PD-2] Catholic parish office Deidesheim (Ed.): 500 years parish church Deidesheim . Deidesheim 1964, p. 39 .

[Schmitt-3] Heinz Schmitt: billy goat, wine and state visits - Deidesheim in the last 150 years . Ed .: City of Deidesheim. Verlag Pfälzer Kunst, Landau in der Pfalz 2000, ISBN 3-922580-82-3 , p. 31, 56, 91 .