Jakob Bauer
Jakob von Bauer (born December 19, 1787 in Hirschau , † August 5, 1854 ) was a Bavarian politician. From 1838 until his death he was the first mayor of Munich .
Life
Bauer received his school education in the Benedictine monastery Ensdorf and in Amberg . After graduation, he initially started studying theology at the University of Landshut , but later concentrated on the field of law .
In 1813 he entered the service of the Vilsbiburg Regional Court and later that of the Royal Bavarian State Administration. His activity finally took him to Munich in 1833 via Landshut and Mindelheim . Here he became a commissioner for the Munich-Augsburg railway . Finally, the municipal council of the city of Munich elected him on January 22, 1838 as the first legally qualified mayor.
During his tenure, he laid the south of Munich in the area of today's Flaucher located on the Isar Flaucheranlagen until today one donated by his friends bronze statue recalls in the middle of it.
Bauer saw the consolidation of the ailing city finances as his main task. He even quarreled with King Ludwig I, who built many of his prestige projects at the expense of Munich. Finally, Bauer even wrote a book about the financial and political incapacitation of the citizens, which was promptly banned by the government of Upper Bavaria.
Jakob von Bauer was married to Caroline von Kammerloher (* 1800, † 1871)
tomb
The tomb of Jacob Bauer is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (New Arkadenplatz 174 at cemetery 29) location . The original grave has been lost due to war damage. As a replacement, a memorial plaque was attached to the grave site.
literature
- Jacob Bauer: Basic features of the constitution and asset management of the city of Munich: With special consideration for the administrative branches assigned to the magistrate by the municipal edict of 1818 , Munich, 1845. Materials on the cultural history of the city of Munich, edited by Klaus Bäumler. Munich 2012, Franz Schiermeier Verlag. ISBN 978-3-943866-14-8
- Jacob Bauer: Aesthetic review of the city of Munich , Henri de Vaublanc proposals for King Maximilian II. Munich, 1851/52 . Materials on the cultural history of the city of Munich, edited by Klaus Bäumler. Munich 2012, Franz Schiermeier Verlag. ISBN 978-3-943866-15-5 .
See also
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Franz Paul von Mittermayr (1818–1836) | Josef von Teng (1836–1837) | Jakob Bauer (1838–1854) | Kaspar von Steinsdorf (1854–1870) | Alois von Erhardt ( 1870–1887) | Johannes von Widenmayer (1888–1893) | Wilhelm Ritter von Borscht (1893–1919) | Eduard Schmid (1919–1924) | Karl Scharnagl (1925–1933) | Karl Fiehler (1933–1945) | Karl Scharnagl (1945–1948) | Thomas Wimmer (1948–1960) | Hans-Jochen Vogel (1960–1972) | Georg Kronawitter (1972–1978) | Erich Kiesl (1978–1984) | Georg Kronawitter (1984–1993) | Christian Ude (1993–2014) | Dieter Reiter (since 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauer, Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bauer, Jakob von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mayor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hirschau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1854 |