Karl Mann (politician)

Karl Ludwig Mann (born September 27, 1850 in Bayreuth , † June 24, 1925 in Munich ) was a German politician .

Life

Born the son of a senior teacher, Mann studied law in Erlangen and Munich after attending the Bayreuth grammar school . During his studies in Erlangen, he became a member of the Bubenreuther fraternity in 1868 . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 he took part as a war volunteer with the 6th Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion .

After his studies he became district assessor in Dinkelsbühl and in 1883 mayor of Rothenburg ob der Tauber , in 1886 he received his solemn engagement and official briefing. As such, he made a contribution to the renovation and maintenance of the old town , had green spaces built, as well as water and electricity works , a public shower bath and a gym . From 1886 he administered the Rothenburg ob der Tauber district office . In 1894 he became a member of the Central Franconian District Administrator and belonged to the Bavarian General Synod . In 1907 he retired and moved to Munich in 1908.

Honors

• 1897: Order of Merit of St. Michael
• 1904: Appointed royal councilor
• 1908: Honorary member of the Alt-Rothenburg Association
• 1920: Mannstrasse in Rothenburg ob der Tauber was named after him
• Honorary citizen of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

literature

• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 4: M-Q. Winter, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-8253-1118-X , p. 23.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.territorial.de/bayern/rothenbg/landkrs.htm
2. ↑ http://www.rothenburg-unterm-hakenkreuz.de/wiedergutmachung-5-juedische-familie-mann-durch-die-partei-mit-gewalt-zum-verkauf-der-vieh-und-pferdehnung-genoetigt-leonhard -assel-took-over-the-property-in-1938 /