Franz Christian Naunyn
Franz Christian Naunyn (born September 29, 1799 in Drengfurt in East Prussia , † April 30, 1860 in Berlin ) was a lawyer and Lord Mayor of Berlin.
Life
As the son of the mayor of Drengfurt, who died early , Franz began studying law in Königsberg . After graduating, he worked as a lawyer for several Prussian authorities and the railroad.
In 1844 he was elected mayor of Berlin (under the mayor Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick ) with the hope of his successor. However, his liberal stance and his advocacy for a constitution prevented the support of the court and the majority of the conservative city councils.
His decisive appearance during the revolution days around March 18, 1848 and his leading participation in the audience with King Friedrich Wilhelm IV in the Berlin Palace made him popular with the population. On this occasion, he vigorously demanded the withdrawal of the troops from the streets of Berlin. After Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick was voted out of office as Lord Mayor on March 21, 1848, Naunyn became the acting Lord Mayor of Berlin from 1848 to 1850.
With the reaction gaining power in the autumn , however, his chances of being elected mayor dwindled. In 1850, Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick, who had been voted out of office in 1848, was again elected for a new mayor.
Naunyn was accepted in Gumbinnen in the Masonic lodge there at the Golden Leyer and in 1845 was affiliated with the Berlin Lodge at the Golden Ship . From 1847 to 1849 and from 1857 to 1860 he directed the latter as master of the chair .
His son Bernhard Naunyn (1839-1925) was a doctor , internist and cancer researcher.
Franz Christian Naunyn died in Berlin in 1860 at the age of 60. He was buried in Cemetery II of the Jerusalem and New Churches in front of the Hallesches Tor , where his son Bernhard would later find his final resting place. A marble cross on a pedestal marks the grave site.
Honors
Naunynstrasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg is named after him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 234.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Naunyn, Franz Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and Lord Mayor of Berlin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drengfurt , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1860 |
| Place of death | Berlin |