Gustav Brecht (politician)

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Heinrich Gustav Brecht (born June 24, 1830 in Groß Quenstedt ; † February 7, 1905 in Quedlinburg ) was the Lord Mayor of Quedlinburg and an honorary citizen. During his tenure, important hygienic and supply-related innovations were introduced in the city. He had a decisive influence on the cultural and intellectual history of the Prussian province of Saxony in the second half of the 19th century.

Life

Memorial to Gustav Brecht in Quedlinburg

He was born the son of a pastor and studied law. He was involved in the revolution of 1848/49 and in 1849 became a member of the Fürstenthal Halle fraternity . That is why the Prussian king made use of his right of veto when Brecht was elected mayor of Potsdam . From 1860 he was mayor of the city of Quedlinburg, during his term of office he became mayor and held this office until his death in 1905. During his term of office, the cholera epidemic , which was bad for Quedlinburg and from which many people died. The following services are attributed to Brecht:

  • Installation of the drinking water pipeline with waterworks.
  • Development of a new district, the southern city.
  • The waste and rainwater drainage with sewage treatment plant.
  • Construction of the Quedlinburg gas station with supply lines.
  • Regional historian, member of the Harz Association for History and Antiquity. V. and the Historical Commission for Saxony and Anhalt.

He was also a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Saxony .

Brecht received the House Order of Albrecht the Bear from the Duke of Anhalt and the Order of the Red Eagle from the King of Prussia .

In the entrance to the Brühl there is a monument with his likeness. In 1874 the villa Adelheidstrasse 29 was built for Brecht in Quedlinburg .

Gustav Brecht's great-grandson Eberhard Brecht was Mayor of Quedlinburg from 2001 to 2015.

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I Politicians, Part 1: A – E. Heidelberg 1996, pp. 129-130.
  • Walther Grosse : Heinrich Gustav Brecht. In: Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder, Volume 1, Lebensbilder des 19. Century. Magdeburg 1926, pp. 308-322.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I Politicians, Part 1: AE. Heidelberg 1996, p. 129
  2. ↑ http://www.mz-web.de/quedlinburg/harzkreis-ein-schatz-fuer-die-stadtgeschichte,20641064,17703686.html A treasure for the city's history
personal data
SURNAME Brecht, Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brecht, Heinrich Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mayor of Quedlinburg and honorary citizen
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Great Quenstedt
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1905
Place of death Quedlinburg