Gisbert Brovot

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Gisbert Brovot (born June 30, 1928 in Cologne ; † March 29, 2016 ) was a German carnivalist ; from 1989 to 1994 he was President of the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee .

Career

Gisbert Brovot, an architect by profession, was a member of the traditional Cologne Corps Rote Funken . In 1969 he was Gisbert I Prince Carnival in the Cologne triumvirate . From 1989 to 1994 Brovot was the Festival Committee President. During his tenure, the Cologne Rose Monday procession was canceled in 1991 after Operation Desert Storm had started shortly before in the course of the Second Gulf War. When a spontaneous procession formed in spite of the blowing snow, Brovot was there.

In addition, Brovot tried to "lead the Cologne Carnival out of its rigidity at the time". In 1993 , the management consultancy McKinsey certified that the Cologne Carnival was “obsolete”, a résumé that Brovot contradicted. Under his aegis, two women were appointed to the board for the first time in 1990. In 1994 he attended the left-wing alternative stunks meeting , wearing his official presidential cap, which is why he was so hostile from circles of conservative carnivalists that he resigned from his office. At the time, Becker referred to Brovot as "Gorbachev of the Festival Committee", although he later became its honorary president.

Burial place of the Brovot family

At the end of 1994 Brovot and the president of the Stunksitzung, Jürgen Becker , were awarded the Kölsch Prize , a culture prize for personalities who have made a name for themselves in the tradition and quality of the Cologne lifestyle. He was also a member of the citizens' committee that decides on the award of an alternative honorary citizen of Cologne. In the obituary for Brovot, the Red Sparks president confessed : “He was a belligerent spirit who stood up for his convictions. It ushered in a turning point that was not yet recognized at the time. "

In 1998 Brovot's son Constantine Prince was in the triumvirate, and in 2009 his granddaughter Tabitha embodied the virgin in the children's triumvirate.

Brovot passed away in 2016 at the age of 87. He was buried in the family grave in the old Ehrenfeld part of the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (hallway E17 No. 67-68).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Thorsten Moeck: Honorary President of the Festival Committee: Cologne Carnival mourns Gisbert Brovot. In: Kölnische Rundschau . April 27, 2016, accessed April 27, 2016 .
  2. ↑ February 8, 1991 - The official Cologne Rose Monday procession is canceled. In: WDR. February 8, 2016, accessed April 27, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Foolish hotline . In: Der Spiegel . No. 1 , 1993 ( online ).
  4. ↑ Cologne Carnival: The Role of Women in Carnival. (No longer available online.) In: koelnerkarneval.de. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016 ; Retrieved April 27, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.koelnerkarneval.de
  5. ↑ Between splendor and stink. In: zeit.de . February 24, 1995, accessed April 27, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Kölsch Prize. In: Kulturpreise.de. Retrieved April 27, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Carl Dietmar: Awarded alternative honorary citizenship , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, July 19, 2011
  8. ↑ Honorary President and Ex-Prince: Cologne Carnival Festival Committee mourns Gisbert Brovot. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016 .
  9. ↑ All three are pizza fans: Children's triumvirate presented at the 2009 session. In: koeln.de. November 19, 2008, accessed April 28, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Brovot, Gisbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German carnivalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 2016