Herbert Mayer (Administrative Lawyer)
Herbert Mayer (born December 15, 1922 in Altisheim ; † April 1, 2013 ) was a German administrative lawyer. He is the founder of the Catholic Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Bavaria and the German Catholic Association for the Blind .
Career
The doctor of law worked at the Bavarian State Supply Office in Munich, most recently as a government director.
From 1952 he was a member of the specialist committee "Catholic Work for the Blind in the German Caritas Association ". In the mid-1950s he made a first attempt in Freiburg to bring Catholic blind people together in an association. The German Catholic Work for the Blind was created. In 1968 he founded the Catholic Association of the Blind in Bavaria as the first Catholic association for the blind in Germany. With him he was chairman until 2002 and later honorary chairman.
On December 6, 1969, the organizations for the blind, which had also been founded in other federal states, were merged in Frankfurt am Main in the German Catholic Work for the Blind. Mayer was appointed to the board and was deputy chairman for several years.
For the working group of the Catholic blind associations in the German-speaking area he edited the magazine Lux Vera in blind and black letters. He was also the editor of the Catholic Letter for the Deaf-Blind . After suffering a stroke in November 2002, he resigned from office.
Honors
- Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Papal New Year's Order
Web links
- Herbert Mayer: My retired career
- A special birthday , In: Lux Vera, No. 12/2012, Deutsches Katholisches Blindenwerk
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV OF DR. HERBERT MAYER
- ^ Obituary notice in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayer, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German administrative lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altisheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2013 |