Josef Karl Burger
Josef Karl Burger (born December 13, 1805 in Offenburg , † November 30, 1880 in Karlsruhe ) was a German lawyer and politician .
Life
Burger was the son of the innkeeper Bartholomäus Burger (Gasthof "Neue Pfalz" in Offenburg) and his wife Maria Anna Kopf. On January 31, 1833, he married Maria Nicola Johanna Dijourdhui in Offenburg , the daughter of the merchant and trader Conrad Dijourdhui.
After attending the Offenburg grammar school from 1824 to 1826, Burger first studied philosophy , then law in Freiburg . During his studies in 1821 he became a member of the old Freiburg fraternity . From 1826 to 1828 he continued his studies in Heidelberg. From 1829 to 1830 and again from 1831 to 1832 he was a volunteer at the Offenburg Oberamt and spent a year of study in France in 1830/31. From 1832 he worked as a lawyer in Offenburg. From 1832 to 1840 he was mayor of Offenburg (he was re-elected in 1838). 1840-1843 he was official assessor in Oberamt Bruchsal where he in 1843 bailiff was in 1848 bailiff, then from 1849 Councilor in Karlsruhe. From 1852 to 1855 he worked as city director in Freiburg. In 1865 he was retired for health reasons.
In 1850 he was a member of the Volkshaus of the Erfurt Union Parliament . From 1850 to 1860 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Baden Estates . In 1855 he became a secret councilor and lecturer in the government of the Middle Rhine District in Karlsruhe. In 1858 he became a ministerial advisor and retired in 1865.
Honors
- 1836: Gold Medal of Merit
- 1854: Knight of the Zähringer Order of Lions
- 1855: Privy Councilor
literature
- Wolfram Angerbauer: Burger, Karl. In: Wolfram Angerbauer (Red.): The heads of the higher offices, district offices and district offices in Baden-Württemberg from 1810 to 1972 . Published by the working group of the district archives at the Baden-Württemberg district assembly. Theiss, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8062-1213-9 . P. 203
- Jochen Lengemann : The German Parliament (Erfurt Union Parliament) from 1850. A manual: Members, officials, life data, parliamentary groups (= publications of the Historical Commission for Thuringia. Large series, Vol. 6). Urban & Fischer, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-437-31128-X , p. 104.
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I Politicians, Part 1: A – E. Heidelberg 1996, pp. 157-158.
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Burger, Josef Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1805 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Offenburg |
DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1880 |
Place of death | Karlsruhe |