Johannes Birnbaum
Johannes Birnbaum (born January 6, 1763 in Queichheim , † May 20, 1832 in Zweibrücken ) was a German lawyer and president of the Court of Appeal in Zweibrücken.
Life
Birnbaum was born in Queichheim, Palatinate in 1763. Initially active as a school assistant, barber and surgeon in Landau, he became an assistant to the Landau city administration during the French Revolution in 1791 and worked as a clerk. In the service of the French Republic , Birnbaum became Justice of the Peace in Landau in 1795, Deputy Prefect of the Lower Rhine Department in 1799, Prefect of Luxembourg in 1800, and Vice President of the Court in Trier in 1815.
In 1817, because of his great achievements as a lawyer, Birnbaum was awarded the personal title of nobility by Count Montgelas on behalf of King Maximilian I of Bavaria (ennoblement). From 1824 until his death in 1832 von Birnbaum was Bavaria's highest judge and served as president of the court of appeal in Zweibrücken. During the reign of Maximilian Graf von Montgelas, Birnbaum played a key role in drawing up the Bavarian State Constitution of 1818.
Honors
- Ennoblement (1817)
- In his hometown Queichheim a street is named after Birnbaum.
- Memorial stone at the house where he was born. The original house at Queichheimer Hauptstrasse 106 no longer stands today.
Fonts
- History of the town of Landau and the villages Queichheim, Dammheim and Nussdorf, in their contact with the older and more recent history of Germany and France. Ritter and Comp., Zweibrücken 1826, digitized .
- History of the city and federal fortress Landau: with related documents. Publisher: Kohlhepp. On commission: Tascher. Kaiserslautern 1830. Digitized
literature
- Hans Ziegler: Johannes Birnbaum. (1763-1832). A Jacobin from Queichheim (= Kleine Landau series. Vol. 2). Verlag Pfälzer Kunst Blinn, Landau 1982, ISBN 3-922580-12-2 .
- Leopold von Eltester : Birnbaum, Johann von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 664 f.
- Rainer Flätgen: Johannes (Jean) von Birnbaum - From the son of a Queichheim day laborer to the President of Appeal in Zweibrücken. Books on Demand 2014, ISBN 978-3-7386-3991-9
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birnbaum, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and President of the Court of Appeal in Zweibrücken |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queichheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1832 |
| Place of death | Zweibrücken |