Franz Geyer
Franz Geyer (born June 19, 1885 in Dortmund , † June 17, 1970 in Bochum ) was a German administrative lawyer and local politician .
Career
Geyer studied law and political science as well as economics and graduated in 1909 with a doctorate in law. In 1914 he passed the assessor examination and then served four years as a soldier. In March 1919 he began his career in local government with the municipal councilor in Dortmund. From 1921 he was an alderman for the city of Herne. In 1923 he was elected first alderman and treasurer of the city of Bochum.
When the American troops marched in on April 9 and 10, 1945, he temporarily took over the official duties of the mayor Friedrich Hesseldieck who had fled . Five days later he was temporarily arrested, but quickly released and on July 1, 1945, appointed Lord Mayor for one year by the Allied Military Government.
He was the organizer of the 73rd German Catholic Day, which took place in Bochum in 1949.
Honors
- 1955: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commander of the Order of Gregorius with a star
- 1965: Honorary citizen of Bochum
Web links
- 125th birthday of Dr. Franz Geyer (PDF; 134 kB) at the city of Bochum
Mayor: Gerhard Wilbrand Lennich (1743–1772) | Johann Conrad Jacobi (1772) | Georg Friedrich Jacobi (1773–1817) | Caspar Heinrich Steelmann (1817–1835) | Heinrich von Lüdemann (1835–1842) | Max Greve (1843–1873) | Richard Karl Adalbert Prüfer (1874–1876)
Lord Mayor: Carl Bollmann (1877–1891) | Karl Hahn (1892–1899) | Fritz Graff (1900–1925) | Otto Ruer (1925–1933) | Otto Leopold Piclum (1933–1943) | Friedrich Hesseldieck (1943–1945) | Ferdinand Bahlmann (1945, provisional) | Franz Geyer (1945–1946) | Tilmann Beckers (1946) | Willi Geldmacher (1946–1952) | Fritz Heinemann (1952–1969) | Fritz Claus (1969–1975) | Heinz Eikelbeck (1975-1994) | Ernst-Otto Stüber (1994–2004) | Ottilie Scholz (2004–2015) | Thomas Eiskirch (since 2015)
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| SURNAME | Geyer, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German administrative lawyer and local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 1970 |
| Place of death | Bochum |