Gerhard Ritter (Councilor)

Gerhard Ritter (born June 26, 1629 in Lübeck ; † January 4, 1717 ibid) was a German merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.

Life

Coat of arms of the mayor Johann Ritter and that of his brother, the councilor Gerhard Ritter

Ritter was the son of the Lübeck merchant Andreas Ritter . In 1671 he became honorary head of the Lübeck orphanage . After the death of his older brother, Lübeck's mayor Johann Ritter , he was elected to the Lübeck council in 1701 at the age of 72 from the circle of Lübeck skipper drivers. As councilor he was the town’s treasurer . The pastor and senior Georg Ritter (1639–1706) was another brother.

literature

Emil Ferdinand Fehling : Lübeck Council Line. Lübeck 1925, no.827

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Ritter, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1629
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH	January 4, 1717
Place of death	Lübeck