Konrad Georgi

Jacob Konrad Karl Georgi (often also Conrad Georgi ) (born December 22, 1799 in Gießen ; † November 8, 1857 ibid) was a Hessian judge and politician . He was a former member of the second chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . He became particularly well known in connection with the persecution of demagogues .

family

Konrad Georgi was the son of the fusilier Johannes Carl Georgi and his wife Maria Elisabeth nee Hisserich. Konrad Georgi, who was a Protestant denomination, married Katharina, born Buff (1804–1864) in Groß-Karben on February 13, 1829 , the daughter of the Nieder-Wöllstadt pastor Georg Buff and his wife Marie Friederike, born Geyger.

education and profession

Training and first professional steps

Konrad Georgi studied law at the University of Giessen from 1818 . After completing his studies, he became a court clerk at the court in Gießen in 1823 . In 1825 he was transferred to the Gladenbach regional court as 2nd assessor and in 1826 assessor at the Groß-Karben regional court .

University judge in Giessen

In 1831 he became a university judge in Giessen. Above all, the search of Georg Büchner's room on August 4, 1834, and the interrogation that followed, is known. This investigation had no consequences for Büchner.

The office of university judge was introduced with a rescript on the establishment of the university judge on September 13, 1831. His task was the investigation of student disciplinary offenses and the execution of the imprisonment imposed on students (in the dungeon of the university). This also applied to political offenses. Upon enrollment, the students had to undertake to behave faithfully to the authorities. Political activity in the sense of liberalism was punished. With the July Revolution of 1830 , a new wave of so-called demagogue persecution began. Grand Duke Ludwig I died in this politically explosive situation , and his reactionary son Ludwig II succeeded him on April 6th. He renewed the censorship regulations, tightened the police measures against liberal and democratic-minded people. One of these measures was the establishment of the office of university judge.

Further judicial activity

In 1835 he became a district judge at the Groß-Karben district court . Here, too, he was involved in political proceedings. The Liberals accused him of complicity in the death of Friedrich Ludwig Weidig in 1837. Friedrich Ludwig Weidig had been mentally tortured and severely physically abused for two years by the examining magistrates (especially by Konrad Georgi, who was known as an alcoholic). In particular, the writings of Friedrich Wilhelm Schulz about Weidig's death included serious accusations against Konrad Georgi.

In 1835 he became a member and councilor at the court in Giessen . In 1857 he was promoted to the secret court judge .

politics

In the 9th and 10th electoral periods (1841-1847) he was a member of the second chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He represented the constituency of Oberhessen9 / Okarben-Vilbel in the estates . He took conservative positions.

literature

• Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 109.
• Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 142.

Web links

• Georgi, Jakob Conrad Karl. Hessian biography. (As of December 22, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thorsten Dette, Lutz Schneider: Student discipline and academic jurisdiction in the first half of the 19th century. Register of names of the students listed in the disciplinary court records of the University of Gießen (= reports and papers from the University Library and the University Archives of Gießen. Vol. 48, ISSN  0072-4483 ). University Library, Giessen 1997, especially page V, online (PDF; 6.1 MB).
2. ↑ “A brother of the dead man, the District Court Assessor Weidig zu Schotten (Vogelsbergkreis), submitted a vacation request to the court court in Giessen on April 27, 1837, which he followed in an unmistakable challenge to the authorities responsible for the death of the pastor and alleged 'gang boss' reasoned: 'I am urged to travel to Darmstadt because of the cruel murder of my brother, proclaimed with shameless lies and scorn.' The proceedings instituted against him dragged through the courts for years without the authorities succeeding in refuting the evidence for the guilt of the court judge Georgi ”(quoted from Bernt Engelmann : Despite all this. German Radicals 1777–1977. Bertelsmann, Munich 1977 , ISBN 3-570-02263-3 ).