Christian Andreas Naumann

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Christian Andreas Naumann (born September 27, 1759  in Leipzig , † December 1, 1828 in Wittenberg ) was a leather manufacturer, church elder, district master and mayor of the Schützen zu Wittenberg.

Portrait of Christian Andreas Naumann

 

Life

Christian Andreas Naumann came from a family of tanners that had lived in Leipzig for several centuries and which can be traced back to the 15th century. In Leipzig he learned the trade as a tanner and was appointed master. Due to the economic upheaval, he and some of his brothers left Leipzig and settled in Wittenberg as citizens in 1788. He quickly found recognition in the city and was elected to the highest offices. In particular, as captain of the riflemen, he played an important role in defending the city during the Napoleonic Wars, also known as the Coalition Wars . Friedrich August I , Elector of Saxony, had declared himself an ally of France and a member of the Rhine Confederation in the Peace of Posen . The city of Wittenberg suffered badly from the war and the billeting . On May 1, 1806, Major Ferdinand von Schill appeared with his soldiers, who were known as Schillsche Jäger , at the gates of Wittenberg. Christian Andreas' brother, Johann Heinrich, was already watching the hussars move towards the city. Apparently they were targeting the Saxon army war chest located in the city. However, the riflemen and grenadiers closed the gates and occupied the walls together with the small garrison garrison. Due to the good and quick defense, the Schill Freikorps had to withdraw without having achieved anything. In 1828 Christian Andreas Naumann died due to suffering from dropsy of the breast .

Christian Andreas Naumann's obituary notice

 

Honors

In recognition of the defense of the city, on June 21, 1810, the two captains at the time, the rifle captain Christian Andreas Naumann and the grenadier captain JA Oeser (grandfather of the later Minister Rudolf Oeser ), were given two gold medals of merit from the King of Saxony - specially minted for this reason to hand over. On the front was the bust of the King of Saxony with the inscription "Fridericus Augustus DG Rex Sax. Dux Varsov" and on the back a seated female figure with the heading "Bene merentibus". The Wittenberger Schützengesellschaft, founded in 1412, was donated a flag by the king as a thank you.

family

  • Johann Bartholomäus Naumann (1678–1757), head master of the tanners' guild in Leipzig
  • Johann Heinrich Naumann (1795–1867), founder of the Naumann dye works in Wittenberg
  • Christian Ferdinand Naumann (1806–1887), pastor, founder of the Vitebergia student association in Halle
  • Ferdinand Johann Naumann (1832–1891), city councilor in Wittenberg
  • Ferdinand Naumann (1835–1869), royal building officer in Quedlinburg
  • Gustav Naumann (1841–1919), city councilor in Wittenberg
  • Bernhard August Naumann (1852–1875) City Councilor Wittenberg
  • Max Naumann (1869–1943), head of the city council in Wittenberg
  • Martin Naumann (1898–1987), co-founder of the CDU in Wittenberg, owner of a dye works
Coat of arms of the Naumann family

 

literature

  • Gritzner, Erich Dr., Oberregierungsrat Dresden and head of the coat of arms of the Saxon Foundation for Family Research, Coats of Arms and House Brands Wittenberg Families in: Heimatkalender Wittenberg 1922 
  • Erfurth, Richard: The history of the Wittenberger Schützengesellschaft (commemorative publication to celebrate its 500th anniversary), Wittenberg 1912
  • Herrmann, Gottfried: Between Hope and Despair - Life after the end of the war in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and in the Wittenberg district, Wittenberg 2005
  • Leipziger Zeitung of December 2, 1828
  • Meyner, AM: The history of the city of Wittenberg drawn from archival and other reliable sources and edited, Dessau 1845
  • National newspaper of the Germans, Gotha July 26, 1810
  • Steinmüller, Karl Dr., Saxon State Archives, 12790 No. 378

 

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Photos from the Wittenberg city archive and the Naumann family archive
  2. ^ Newspaper clipping from the Leipziger Zeitung of December 2, 1828
  3. ↑ Description of the coat of arms from the Wittenberg home calendar from 1922

 

personal data
SURNAME Naumann, Christian Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rifle captain in Wittenberg, who defended the city against the Schill hunters
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig , Germany
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1828
Place of death Wittenberg , Germany