André-Paul Weber

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André-Paul Weber (left) with Wilderich von Droste zu Hülshoff at the presentation of the “Franco-German Prize for Cultural Communication” from the “Pro Europa” foundation in the historical department store in Freiburg im Breisgau

André-Paul Weber (born November 26, 1927 in Mulhouse ; † July 3, 2016 ) was an Alsatian regional politician , company boss and writer .

Life

Born as the son of the company's managing director Paul Weber and Marie-Anne Uhl, he attended the Lyceum in Mulhouse when he was forcibly conscripted by the German Wehrmacht to the flak and then to the Reich Labor Service in 1943 , before he joined the French liberation movement La Liberation . He then obtained a law license and studied economic policy at the University of Strasbourg . There he was president of the foyer of the Catholic student body, worked as a journalist and founded the theater group La Polyandre . In 1950 he founded the Academie des marches de l'Est in Strasbourg . He was married to Charlotte Elisabeth Berger and had four children.

Professional activity

In 1951 Weber founded the Cranvrest company in Mulhouse , was then briefly a member of the parliament of Joseph Wasmer before becoming Secretary General of the Ecole de Filature, de Tissage et de Bonneterie (which later became the University of Upper Alsace ) in Mulhouse in 1954 . In 1957 he joined the Sappel company , which u. a. Manufactured water meters, established its headquarters in St. Louis and was its President and General Manager until his retirement in 1987. In the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mulhouse, he headed the Committee for Ports and Transport, which enabled the establishment of the Rhine port of Huningue . From 1987 to 1998 Weber was President of the Alsavia airline . He held other positions in regional banks and regional and cross-border business organizations. From 2004 Weber was President of the Conseil de Développement du pays de Saint-Louis et des Trois Frontières .

Political activity

From 1965 to 2001 Weber was president of the “Syndicat intercommunal pour la promotion économique et social de la région des Trois Frontières” (SIPES). From 1967 to 1992 he represented the canton of Huningue in the General Council (France) of the Haut-Rhin département , of which he was vice-president from 1972 to 1992. In 1986 he was elected to the Alsatian Regional Council and headed its Commission for European Affairs. He also headed its delegation, which in Russia managed to obtain the list of Alsatian conscripts who were conscripted during World War II ( called malgré-nous in France ) and who were buried in Tambov .

Cross-border cooperation

Weber was vice-president and co-founder of the Regio du Haut-Rhin, which was established for cross-border cooperation, and is considered the "father" of the Palmrain Bridge between Weil am Rhein and Huningue. As chairman of the responsible committee of the regional council of Alsace, he was a member of political bodies for cross-border cooperation on the Upper Rhine, High Rhine and Lake Constance . He was co-founder of the European Cultural Forum in Strasbourg and Vice-President of the European Meeting Center in Lucelle (Haut-Rhin) .

Awards

André-Paul Weber was a. a. Knight of the Legion of Honor and holder of the Palmes académiques . He was a bearer of the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon, Grand Officer of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem . In 2007 he received the European cultural award from the private foundation “Pro Europa” in Strasbourg . In 2014 he received the “Franco-German Prize for Cultural Communication” from the “Pro Europa” foundation in the historical department store in Freiburg for “building bridges between people, regions and states and as a torchbearer of the European spirit on the Upper Rhine ”; The laudation was given by Wilderich von Droste zu Hülshoff , who said that Weber “protrudes like a monument into the present day”.

Writing

André-Paul Weber was an author a. a. of political and fictional writings about Alsace, he has also published in German:

  • Jeter un pont entre les hommes (autobiography). Strasburg 2007, ISBN 978-2-914729-56-7 .
  • Quo vadis Europe - where is Europe going? - from the abyss to the apocalypse. 2012, ISBN 978-2-84960-331-4 .
  • Les hommes de 15 Ans (novel)
  • Les blés de Troisfontaine (poems)
  • Patchwork (heavy and light fonts)
  • Elucidarius (novel)
  • Autour de l'Asperge
  • L'Asperge sans frontières / Asparagus without borders 1995.
  • Les recettes de la confrérie
  • Tel le Nordet (novel)
  • Le Pélican. Testament de Léon IX (Historical Narrative) Editions Roland Hirle, Strasbourg 2001.
  • Conseiller du Grand Mufti (historical story)
  • Le Caravage de Lucelle (historical story)
  • Le Maître de Vauban Daniel Specklin (historical story)

In 2013 Adolf Schmidt wrote about Weber's work “Le pelican” :. "Andre Weber worriedly follows the further development of the Christian world, the" schism "between Orient and Occident, formulating many hopes for a new understanding of Christianity. Miracles would have to happen, says Andre Weber. Miracles - like the fall of the Berlin Wall, the new friendship between France and Germany ".

literature

Web links

Commons : André-Paul Weber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dreiland pioneer André-Paul Weber passed away on regbas.ch, July 6, 2016, accessed on July 24, 2016
  2. ↑ Congratulations from the Foundation .
  3. ↑ Wilderich Freiherr Droste zu Hülshoff: Laudation on the occasion of the award of the award to André-Paul Weber on June 12, 2014 in Freiburg.
  4. ↑ Badische Heimat 2/2013 ( digital ).
personal data
SURNAME Weber, André-Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Alsatian local politician, CEO and writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Mulhouse
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July, 2016