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Anna Reiss (born September 2, 1836 in Mannheim , Baden , † November 23, 1915 there ) was a German chamber singer and patron. As the second woman, she was given honorary citizenship of the city of Mannheim in 1913.

Life

Anna Reiss was born in Mannheim as the daughter of the company and bank founder Friedrich Reiss and his wife Wilhelmine Friederike, née Reinhardt. From 1849 to 1852 Anna Reiss' father was Lord Mayor of Mannheim. Her great-grandfather, Johann Wilhelm Reinhardt , was the first mayor of Mannheim from 1810 to 1820. Both parents taught their three children the values ​​of their long-established commercial, political and banking families.

Anna Reiss was the first born, followed by her brothers Wilhelm Reiss (1838–1908) and Carl Reiss (1843–1914). All siblings were dedicated to the political, scientific and economic as well as the musical and cultural life of the city. Wilhelm became an explorer; Carl became an entrepreneur, politician and patron of culture. The siblings remained childless.

Act

After her education as a major daughter in Mannheim, Anna Reiss devoted herself to her vocal training in Paris from 1859. After completing her music studies, engagements as a concert singer followed, and in 1862 she made her debut at the court theater in Dresden. Engagements at the court theater in Schwerin and in Weimar followed. In 1862 she was appointed chamber singer. In 1870 she ended her career on stage, returned to Mannheim and looked after her widowed father in her parents' home. She ran the upper middle class household of the Reiß families, which included herself and the households of the unmarried younger brother and that of the older brother who was on research trips. As an acting expert and critic, she was a permanent guest at the Mannheim National Theater and welcomed artists from all fields in her house. Under their leadership, the domicile of the Reiss siblings established itself as the undisputed center of social life in Mannheim since the 1890s.

Anna Reiss accompanied both brothers in essential areas of their endeavors, including national liberal values ​​and party political engagement, in each case within the scope of her possibilities as a recognized lady of her time.

In 1913 Anna Reiss agreed to the proposal to donate the family fortune of the city of Mannheim with her brother Carl in order to create a municipal collection for art and culture. The mandate was linked to pedagogical communication to children and to less educated sections of the population. The founding of the Mannheim City Museum goes back to Anna and Carl Reiss. Two world wars delayed the realization, but in 1957 the historical armory in Mannheim could be rebuilt with the funds of your foundation. From then on it was called the Reiss Museum . This is how the nature reserve of the Mannheim Reiss Island , donated by the siblings, was named.

Anna Reiss died in Mannheim on November 23, 1915.

Honors

Anna Reiss was highly valued for her socio-political and charitable commitment. The assertive lady of society was thanked in many ways for her generous endowments; She was commonly named as the "uncrowned Grand Duchess of Mannheim" and has received several awards:

  • 1870 First lady of honor of the Baden Military Association
  • 1905 Red Cross medal on ribbon
  • 1913 Gold Medal for Art and Science
  • 1913 honorary citizen of the city of Mannheim
  • 1913 honorary citizen of the Waldsee community

literature

  • Karin von Welck : Anna Reiss. Opera singer, patron, honorary citizen of Mannheim. In: Women's Commissioner of the City of Mannheim and the authors (ed.): City without women? Women in the history of Mannheim. Mannheim 1993, ISBN 3923003617 .
  • Anja Gillen: Anna Reiss . In: Ulrich Nieß , Michael Caroli (ed.): The highest award in the city. Portrait of 42 honorary citizens of Mannheim , with contributions by Birgit Arnold, editor: Andrea Hoffend. Brandt, Mannheim 2002, ISBN 3926260556 , pp. 127-132.
  • Stephanie Oeben: Photographs of a Grand Tour: Carl and Anna Reiss's journey through China and Japan in 1893 . Stuttgart 2009.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karin von Welck: Anna Reiss. Opera singer, patron, honorary citizen of Mannheim. In: Women's Commissioner of the City of Mannheim and the authors (ed.): City without women? Women in the history of Mannheim. Ed .: Women's Representative Mannheim. Edition Quadrat, Mannheim 1993, ISBN 3-923003-61-7 , p. 131 .
personal data
SURNAME Tear, Anna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chamber singer and patron
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1915
Place of death Mannheim