Artur Wiswedel
Artur Wiswedel (born June 30, 1913 in Braunschweig ; † March 29, 1989 ibid) was a German building contractor and Braunschweig local politician. He is one of Braunschweig's honorary citizens .
Life
Studying business administration and law at the universities of Frankfurt am Main and Berlin was followed by a doctorate to become a Dr. jur. Wiswedel was seriously wounded in Hungary in December 1944 during World War II . After the war ended, he joined his father's construction company. In 1953 he became a member of the FDP. He was a member of the Braunschweig City Council from 1961 to 1976 and from 1981 to 1988. From 1974 to 1976 he was first mayor. He made great contributions to the reconstruction of several historical buildings in his hometown. In 1974 he had the Neustadtrathaus rebuilt , the Jakobskapelle in 1980 and the Ölper Tower in 1982 . In 1986 he had the Stobwasserhaus restored. On March 3, 1989, he was granted honorary citizenship of the city of Braunschweig for his commitment. Wiswedel died a few weeks later in Braunschweig.
Fonts
- Fought and survived. Memories of an insignificant front officer on the Eastern Front 1942–45. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2014, ISBN 978-3-7357-1768-9 .
literature
- Norman-Mathias Pingel: Wiswedel, Artur. In: Luitgard Camerer , Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (eds.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1992, ISBN 3-926701-14-5 , p. 250 .
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 664 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Honorary Citizen of the City of Braunschweig on braunschweig.de, accessed on September 14, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiswedel, Artur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and Braunschweig local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1989 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |