Heinrich Philipp Hedemann

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Heinrich Philipp August Hedemann (born August 16, 1800 in Berlin or Treptow an der Rega ; † March 24, 1872 in Berlin) was a lawyer, local politician and mayor of Berlin from 1860 to 1872.

Life

Grave site at the old Luisenstadt cemetery (2016)

Born the son of a tax adviser, Hedemann studied law in Berlin, Greifswald and Göttingen after attending grammar school in Demmin . During his studies he was a member of the 1820 Berlin fraternity Arminia and 1821 the Burschenschaft union general Greifswald . In 1821 he became because of his union activities Burschenschaft in Greifswald Karzerhaft convicted. After graduating, he became an assessor at the Köslin Higher Regional Court .

In 1830 Hedemann became a trainee lawyer at the Berlin Court of Appeal and in 1832 received Berlin citizenship. From 1832 he worked as a city councilor in Berlin and in 1834 became the city's syndic . From 1844 to 1848 he was a co-founder and representative of the magistrate and chairman of the newly founded Berlin Craftsmen's Association, a voluntary association of workers, masters and journeymen from different professions. In 1860 he was elected mayor and deputy mayor , and he held the office until his death.

Hedemann was a Freemason and since 1836 a member of one of the boxes of the Berlin Grand Lodge Royal York for Friendship .

After his death in 1872 a street in southern Friedrichstadt was named after him: Hedemannstraße connects Stresemannstraße across Wilhelmstraße with Friedrichstraße .

Heinrich Hedemann was buried in the old Luisenstadt cemetery . The grave was dedicated to the State of Berlin from 1964 to 2017 .

Honors

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. 269-270.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 2: F-H. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0809-X , p. 269.
  2. ↑ Hedemann, Heinrich (1800–1872) Entry in the Kalliope network , accessed on February 6, 2016
  3. ^ A b Heinrich Philipp Hedemann. Friedparks.de, accessed on February 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Craftsmen's Association . In: List of honors of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein .
  5. ↑ Bruno Peters: Berlin Freemasons: a contribution to the cultural history of Berlin. Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein , Berlin 1994, p. 27: “In 1836 he became a Freemason in the Pythargoras Lodge for the Flaming Star. "Unlike the Freimaurer-Wiki.de: " since 1836 member of the Johannisloge to winning truth (RYzF) ". Retrieved on February 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hedemannstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
personal data
SURNAME Hedemann, Heinrich Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hedemann, Heinrich Philipp August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lawyer, local politician and mayor of Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1872
Place of death Berlin