Albert Preu

Albert Preu as Bubenreuther, 1887

Albert Preu (born April 12, 1868 in Castell ; † June 14, 1944 in Bayreuth ) was a German administrative lawyer and local politician.

Career

After graduating from high school in Schweinfurt, he studied law at the Universities of Erlangen and Munich. During his studies in 1887 he became a member of the Bubenruthia Erlangen fraternity . After completing his legal preparatory service, he joined the city of Bayreuth in 1894 as legal counsel. In 1908 he was elected assistant mayor in 1919, succeeding Leopold of Casselmann for mayor . Belonging to the conservative camp, Preu remained in office until he retired in April 1933.

Honors

1933: Honorary citizen of the city of Bayreuth
Naming of Albert-Preu-Straße in Bayreuth

literature

Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 4: M-Q. Winter, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-8253-1118-X , pp. 347-348.
Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 2: L-Z. German business publisher, Berlin 1931, DNB 453960294 .

Individual evidence

^ Ernst Elsheimer (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members according to the status of the winter semester 1927/28. Frankfurt am Main 1928, p. 395.
↑ Bernd Mayer : The Bauverein makes city history In: 90 years Bauverein Bayreuth , p. 19.

personal data
SURNAME	Preu, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German administrative lawyer and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 12, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH	Castell
DATE OF DEATH	June 14, 1944
Place of death	Bayreuth

[1] Ernst Elsheimer (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members according to the status of the winter semester 1927/28. Frankfurt am Main 1928, p. 395.

[2] Bernd Mayer : The Bauverein makes city history In: 90 years Bauverein Bayreuth , p. 19.