Albert Haack

Albert Haack (born September 20, 1832 in Berlin ; † March 14, 1906 there ) was a German city ​​councilor . He is an honorary citizen of Berlin and became known for his services to the city of Berlin's water supply.

Life

Albert Haack was born the son of a timber merchant. He attended the Friedrichswerder high school and then studied law at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin . After completing his studies, he worked as a trainee lawyer in the judicial service. His father died in 1859, so that Haack was forced to break off his preparations for the Great State Examination in order to continue his father's wood trading business together with his brother, from 1872 alone.

Haack became increasingly involved in voluntary work early on. From 1862 he was an arbitrator , was elected as a city councilor in 1867 , and in 1869 he became an unpaid city councilor and member of the trade deputation.

After a short time, Haack switched to the deputation for water supply and took over its chairmanship a little later. The takeover of the Wasserbetriebe am Stralauer Tor, founded by an English consortium, by the city of Berlin in 1873 was not least due to him. Then he campaigned for the new waterworks in Tegel and at Müggelsee .

Under Haack, the transition from filtered surface water to the extraction of groundwater began . In the waterworks at Müggelsee , in addition to the extraction of groundwater, the extraction of seawater was retained. The installation of water meters has effectively improved the control of water consumption.

When he resigned from office as a city councilor in 1904, he was made an honorary citizen .

In addition to his activities as a businessman and city councilor, Albert Haack was involved in the management of various charitable foundations such as B. the Board of Trustees of the Hospitals of the Holy Spirit and St. George.

Haack was married to Marianne Michelet, a sister of Paul Michelet . His son Friedrich Haack (1868–1935) was a professor of art history at the University of Erlangen.

Haacks long hidden family tomb on the under monument protection standing Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin was clearly localized again recently. It was dedicated to the city of Berlin as an honorary grave until 2005 .

Web links

• Press release by the Association for the History of Berlin
• Friedhof II of the Sophiengemeinde on the website of the Foundation for Historical Cemeteries and Churchyards in Berlin-Brandenburg