Friedrich Funk (politician, 1847)

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Friedrich Benedikt Funk (born May 23, 1847 in Magdeburg , † October 6, 1897 in Dessau ) was a German lawyer and politician .

Life

The radio station in Dessau

Born the son of a Magdeburg city ​​councilor , Funk studied law in Heidelberg and Berlin after attending the Magdeburg High School . During his studies in 1866 he became a member of the Allemannia Heidelberg fraternity . After the first state examination in 1869, legal clerkship in Berlin and doctorate to Dr. iur. In 1872, he passed his second state examination in 1873 and became a district judge in Chodziesen . In 1874 he went to Magdeburg, where he became a paid city councilor. In 1882 he became mayor of Eisleben , in 1884 mayor and in 1896 mayor of Dessau for life . He became a secret councilor , was a member of the district council and the district committee . In 1890 and 1897 he was a member of the Anhalt state parliament . When a devastating flood devastated the city in 1897 , Funk was blamed for suicide , although he was not to blame . The radio station in Dessau was named after him.

photos

  • Radio station

  • Monument on the radio station

  • Grave complex in the cemetery III

  • The Funk couple resting place

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 2: F-H. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0809-X , pp. 90-91.

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personal data
SURNAME Funk, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Funk, Friedrich Benedikt (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1897
Place of death Dessau