Heinz Jaeger (Insurance Director)
Heinz Jaeger (born August 19, 1882 in Munich , † March 26, 1946 in Munich) was the head of the Munich Insurance Office.
origin
Heinrich Richard called Heinz Jaeger was born on August 19, 1882 in Munich as the first of the two sons of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Jaeger (1845–1899) and his wife Dorothea Anna Jaeger, née Bronzetti (* May 5, 1850 in Landau / Pfalz; † 3 March 1934 in Munich), the daughter of Major General Ignaz Heinrich Bronzetti . His younger brother Franz Karl Jaeger (born September 11, 1884 in Munich; † November 9, 1976 in Munich) was a gynecologist and for many years head of the maternity home on Taxisstrasse in Munich. He wrote numerous papers on gynecological topics, such as B. "The Health Doctrine of Women".
School education
Jaeger attended the Ludwig School and the Theresien Gymnasium in Munich as well as the K. Humanist Gymnasium in Landau. He graduated from high school in 1902 at the Royal Theresien Gymnasium in Munich.
military service
Following the example of his father, who had already died, Jaeger joined the royal Bavarian 7th field artillery regiment " Prinzregent Luitpold " on July 14, 1902 as a flagjunker , which he left again in December of the same year for health reasons. During the world war Jaeger was not drafted due to indispensability.
Education
From November 29, 1902, Jaeger studied law in Munich and one semester at the Royal Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin.
On July 1, 1906, he passed the 1st state examination and on November 8, 1906, the 1st examination for higher judicial and administrative service. After completing his legal traineeship from December 1906 to December 1909, Jaeger passed the second exam for higher judicial administration.
promotion
Heinz Jaeger did his doctorate on the subject of "The canon law system of pseudoisidors ". The University of Würzburg awarded him a doctorate in both rights and political science on November 18, 1908.
Employment
From May 21, 1910 to May 17, 1911, Jaeger worked at the k. District Office Starnberg, from May 18 to November 22, 1911 as an accessist to the government of Upper Bavaria, Chamber of the Interior and from November 23, 1911 to June 30, 1913 as a temporary worker at the Reich Insurance Office in Berlin. He had been given leave of absence from the K. Ministry of the Interior for this activity.
Due to an advertisement in the Münchener Gemeinde Zeitung of January 14, 1913 to "fill the position of a permanent deputy chairman of the insurance office", Heinz Jaeger applied to the municipal authorities of the capital and residence city of Munich, where he was selected from 38 applicants.
The K. State Ministry of the Interior confirmed the appointment of the government accessist Dr. Heinz Jaeger as the second deputy chairman of the municipal insurance office in Munich. By resolution of the municipal authorities on July 1, 1913, he was awarded the title of “Municipal Insurance Officer”.
On April 1, 1920, Heinz Jaeger was also formally promoted to director of the insurance office. This activity, which was also connected with the judiciary, had been practiced since 1913, as the two other deputies - there was no official director - mostly carried out other activities. Josef Jehle (1876–1921) was chairman of the central association of municipal officials and in 1919 as a member of the DDP in the Bavarian. Parliament has been elected. Dr. Wille, who was also the deputy director, had other tasks in the city administration.
Jaeger worked as director until he was dismissed by the American military government on November 12, 1945.
Publications
Already from 1910 to 1914 Jaeger worked for the magazine “Der Staatsbürger”, published by Hanns Dorn and Georg Kerschensteiner , from 1916 editor of the “Blätter für Armenpflege und Sozialversicherung”, which he co-edited, gave lectures for legal interns and numerous lectures on social security issues. He was also the author of numerous books, brochures and articles on social security. The collection of texts “Employees Insurance Act” published by him is still continued today in the “Aichberger” in the name of his successor. In addition, he published the comment “Die Wochenhilfe”, which was also continued by Aichberger, as well as the comment “Emergency measures for pensioners from the disability and employee insurance”.
Political activity
Jaeger had a liberal worldview, which u. a. from his articles in the magazine “Der Staatsbürger”. In 1920 he joined the " German Democratic Party ", whose 1st chairman was Friedrich Naumann . The most prominent members of this party were the Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau and the later 1st Federal President Theodor Heuss . In 1921 Jaeger became chairman of the local group at his place of residence at that time in Solln near Munich. Because of his refusal to enter into an electoral alliance with the National Socialists in a local election, he was attacked by them, described as left-wing and therefore hostile to the fatherland. Because of his political attitude, his adolescent sons were also hostile, which is why he moved to Munich in 1929. When the German Democratic Party developed into a state party, he resigned from it.
He was unable to evade the application for admission to the NSDAP which the Mayor of Munich, Karl Tempel , had made in July 1937 without his consent. The record was backdated to May 1, 1936.
Jaeger did not develop any activities in the interests of the National Socialists. However, his membership, dating back to 1936, was sufficient for his dismissal by the American military government. The opinion of the city council's advisory committee of July 27, 1945, which recommended the withdrawal of the discharge order, could not change this.
Heinz Jaeger died a few months after his discharge from the municipal service on March 26, 1946. The reason was his long-suffering state of health, which naturally had not improved due to the dispute over his dismissal. Medical reports indicate that he had suffered from intestinal problems and a tendency to bronchitis for a good ten years and had been undergoing medical treatment for heart problems and had been hospitalized since 1942. Incapacity for work already existed before the release.
In accordance with the regulations at the time, he was initially refused his retirement pension and his widow was refused a widow's pension. It was only with a decision of February 17, 1948 that the Bavarian State Ministry for Special Tasks refrained from carrying out proceedings against Jaeger under Article 37 of the Freedom Act of March 5, 1946. This means that Jaeger was neither to be regarded as the main culprit nor as the person charged within the meaning of this law and was thus exonerated. Then the widow's pension was also paid out.
awards and medals
In April 1916, King Ludwig III awarded Jaeger the Cross for Homeland Merit. A commemorative sheet was dedicated to him in August 1920 for his services to the public welfare of the city of Munich during the war. On January 30, 1943 he received the War Merit Cross 2nd Class as an employee in the Main Office for Local Politics.
Marriage and offspring
On May 1, 1912, Heinz Jaeger married Elsbeth Dormann (born October 10, 1882 in Düsseldorf; † June 18, 1964 in Munich), the daughter of doctor Dr. Franz Joseph Dormann (* December 12, 1845 in Nievenheim; † January 30, 1918 in Düsseldorf) and his wife Anna Wilhelmine Westphal (* July 19, 1853 in Petershagen; † February 26, 1927 in Solln). The couple had two sons:
- Richard Jaeger (1913–1998), from 1949 to 1980 member of the German Bundestag (CSU), Vice President of the German Bundestag and Federal Minister of Justice.
- Harald Jaeger (born June 7, 1916 in Munich, † March 16, 1976 in Munich), director of the State Archives in Munich.
Individual evidence
- ^ Verlag der Medical Rundschau Otto Gmelin, Munich 1920
- ^ Certificate dated June 24, 1920, Munich City Archives PA 11052
- ^ Beck-Verlag, Munich, 1908
- ↑ a b c d Munich City Archives PA 11052
- ↑ a b Münchner Stadtanzeiger No. 14, Wednesday, April 3, 1946, page 2
- ↑ 100th edition of Aichberger Sozialgesetzbuch . CHBECK publishing house. August 5, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ First edition 1920, 5th edition Beck-Verlag Munich 1937, in the 6th edition, Beck-Verlag, Munich 1954 under the author's name "Jaeger-Aichberger"
- ^ Stuttgart: Hess, 1922
- ^ Opinion of the advisory committee of the city council of July 27, 1945
- ^ Obituary in "Der Archivar", 1977, p. 220
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaeger, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German civil servant, head of the insurance office of the city of Munich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1946 |
| Place of death | Munich |