Alexander Lincke

Alexander Franz Wilhelm Lincke (born January 15, 1815 in Altenburg , † April 14, 1864 in Zurich ) was a German lawyer and politician . He was mayor of Werdau and a member of the Saxon state parliament .

Life

Alexander Lincke studied at the University of Leipzig jurisprudence . On February 6, 1846, he took office as the first legal mayor of Werdau . He was probably one of the most important mayors of Werzeit, as he promoted numerous charitable endeavors. In the famine year of 1847, he created work for the poorer strata of the population in Werdau and founded a "gymnastics community". At that time he had already arranged for gymnastics lessons to be introduced in schools and thus became the “gymnastics father of Werdau”.

In 1849 he was a representative of the 39th electoral district in the second chamber of the Saxon state parliament . Before that, he was already deputy member of the 17th municipal electoral district in 1845/46. As a democrat and advocate of a unified Germany, he enforced the general armament of the people in Werdau in April 1848. Conscripts who did not have firearms and the poor could also be included. During the German Revolution of 1848/49 , on May 5, 1849, the mayor demanded from a town hall window that men between the ages of 20 and 40 who were capable of weapons should go to Dresden immediately to fight for the revolution. On the same day, 350 armed Werführung men drove a special train to the royal seat. However, they were no longer used there. With the help of Prussian troops, the revolution was put down on May 9th. Already on May 12, a profile was issued against Alexander Lincke . A real boil began against him. A lieutenant from the Zwickau garrison with 26 soldiers wanted to arrest Alexander Lincke, but he was already on the run to Switzerland. On July 9, 1862, the persecution of Alexander Lincke was stopped and he was assured that he would return to Saxony without punishment. Alexander Lincke visited Werdau and Leipzig again , where he again called for German unity. Lincke died in Zurich in 1864.

His sons were Felix Lincke , professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the engineer Paul Lincke (1852-1929).

literature

• The district of Werdau. Interesting facts from the past and present . 1st edition. Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1994. ISBN 3-89264-886-7

Individual evidence

1. ^ Josef Matzerath : Aspects of the history of the Saxon state parliament - presidents and members of parliament from 1833 to 1952 , Dresden 2001, p. 113
2. ↑ Swiss construction newspaper . Born in 93/94. Zurich 1929. May 18, 1929, p. 253.