Albert Wittum
Albert Wittum (born April 9, 1844 in Bühl , † February 5, 1923 in Pforzheim ) was a German politician of the National Liberal Party and a member of the German Reichstag .
Wittum was born the son of a jeweler and attended elementary school in Bühl and Pforzheim. He received his school leaving certificate through private tuition and self-study, for which he traveled extensively across four continents. Determined by lot, he was exempted from military service in the German-Danish War in 1864 . He learned the goldsmith's trade and opened a gold goods factory in 1872. In 1885 he became chairman of the Süddeutsche Edel- und Unedelmetallberufsgenossenschaft in Baden and Alsace-Lorraine.
Wittum was a total of 34 years in the city council and citizen committee chairman of Pforzheim. From 1889 to 1909 he was a member of the Second Baden Chamber. For the constituency of the Grand Duchy of Baden 9 (Pforzheim - Durlach - Ettlingen) he was elected to the German Reichstag in 1912, to which he belonged until 1918.
He was buried in the main cemetery in Pforzheim .
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918. Alliances, results, candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 15). Half volume 2, Droste, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 1291-1294.
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Wittum in the catalog of the German National Library
- Albert Wittum in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Albert Wittum . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
- Speeches by Albert Wittum in the Baden State Parliament in the digital collections of the Baden State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wittum, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (NLP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buhl |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1923 |
| Place of death | Pforzheim |