August Fischer (Mayor)
August Fischer (born May 26, 1901 in Moosburg an der Isar , † February 15, 1986 in Kempten (Allgäu) ) was a German local politician .
Life
Fischer studied law and political science in Munich, Kiel and Erlangen and passed his second state examination in 1929. He then worked as a lawyer in Bad Reichenhall . In 1930, as a member of the German People's Party , he was elected by the Burghausen City Council to be the youngest professional first mayor of Bavaria . Officially, he remained Burghausen's mayor until 1945, but from 1942 he was a corporal of the Wehrmacht on the front lines and was only represented in his office.
In April 1933, Fischer joined the Association of National Socialist German Lawyers , and in 1937 he became a party member of the NSDAP . Accordingly, he was deposed as mayor of Burghausen by the American military government in 1945 in accordance with occupation law and the law for the liberation from National Socialism and militarism . At that time, Fischer himself was in Soviet captivity , from which he was released in November 1949. He returned to Burghausen for a few years before finally moving to Kempten im Allgäu in 1952.
From May 1, 1952 to April 30, 1970 he was Lord Mayor of the city of Kempten. It was non-partisan and was nominated by the Free Voters and the CSU . During these years he pushed ahead with urban redevelopment, for which Kempten received federal funding from 1958. Numerous old town buildings, including valuable historical structures, were replaced by new buildings. Fischer's initiative is due to the extension of the city theater in 1964.
August Fischer was federal chairman of the Association of Returnees, Prisoners of War and Missing Members of Germany e. V. and from 1970 to 1971 President of the German Hospital Society (DKG).
Awards
The August-Fischer-Platz in Kempten was named after him.
- 1965: Bavarian Order of Merit
literature
- Johann Dorner and Ulla Kendlinger: August Fischer . In: From Ziegelmeister to Steindl. Burghausen's mayor and citizenship through the ages . Burghausen City Archives 2000, pp. 141–148.
Web links
- "August Fischer" inventory in the Kempten City Library catalog
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German local politician, Mayor of Kempten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moosburg on the Isar |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1986 |
| Place of death | Kempten (Allgäu) |