Friedrich von Kekulé

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Johann Friedrich Kekulé von Stradonitz (born December 16, 1930 in Weimar , † March 15, 2009 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( CDU ).

family

Friedrich von Kekulé came from the family of the Kekulé von Stradonitz, who enjoyed the recognition of the old Bohemian nobility as Kekulé von Stradonitz since 1895 . Well-known family members were his grandfather the archaeologist Reinhard Kekulé von Stradonitz (1839–1911), his cousin, the chemist Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896) and his son, the lawyer and heraldist Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz (1863–1930).

Life

Friedrich von Kekulé was a so-called pupil of the knight academy founded in 1704 in Brandenburg an der Havel . After its dissolution in 1937, he visited the Saldria in the same place.

He lived in West Berlin for decades and was involved, among other things, in the interests of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as a warning building against the war. For many years he was chairman of the board of the Berliner Theatergemeinde eV and a member of the European Academy Berlin eV

As a member of the Berlin House of Representatives , Friedrich von Kekulé represented the CDU from April 1969 to 1981 in the 5th , 6th , 7th and 8th electoral terms.

From 1993 he became involved in Brandenburg an der Havel and was a member of the city council, from 2003 to 2005 its chairman, as well as long-time chairman of the supervisory board of Brandenburger Theater GmbH. On his initiative, a community foundation and the future workshop were established in 2006.

Kekulé resigned the chairmanship of the city council in 2005 when the Neuruppin public prosecutor's office investigated him because he had received a commission from a private security company. Kekulé was the head of the supervisory board of the theater, which had placed an order with the security company shortly before the commission was paid. In 2007 he resigned from all offices for health reasons.

Grave of Friedrich von Kekulé in the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin-Westend

Friedrich von Kekulé succumbed to his serious illness on March 15, 2009 at the age of 79 in Berlin. The funeral service took place on April 2, 2009 in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The burial took place in the state-owned cemetery Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend (grave location: I-Erb.-3a / 3b).

Awards and honors

  • Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Europa Union Medal for services to the European movement
  • Honorary Chairman of the CDU district association Brandenburg an der Havel (2008)
  • Medal of Honor of the City of Brandenburg an der Havel (2009)

literature

  • Werner Breunig, Andreas Herbst (ed.): Biographical handbook of the Berlin parliamentarians 1963–1995 and city councilors 1990/1991 (= series of publications of the Berlin State Archives. Volume 19). Landesarchiv Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-9803303-5-0 , p. 202.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ European Academy, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Obituaries in Mourning Online , accessed September 24, 2009@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.trauer.de  
  2. ↑ http://www.pnn.de/titelseite/88885/
  3. ↑ “Kekulé announces withdrawal”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Brandenburg an der Havel, viewed on March 28, 2009@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.meetingpoint-brandenburg.de  
  4. ↑ Uwe Steinschek: A reconciler, a visionary and a Berliner from Brandenburg . Obituary in the BZ on March 31, 2009. Accessed on November 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Thanks Friedrich von Kekulé"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , CDU, March 15, 2009@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.cdu-brb.de  
  6. ^ "Medal of Honor presented to Friedrich von Kekulé"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Brandenburg an der Havel, January 16, 2009@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.havelstadt.de  
personal data
SURNAME Kekulé, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kekulé von Stradonitz, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), MdA
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 2009
Place of death Berlin