List of Grünstadt personalities
The list of Grünstadt personalities contains personalities related to Grünstadt , sorted according to honorary citizens, people who were born in the city, and those who came to Grünstadt from abroad and worked there. The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizen
- Josef Anton Bordollo (1852–1935), mayor
- Herbert Färber (1903 – after 1971), doctor
- Emilie Schmitt , local politician, pianist and piano teacher, awarded on July 1, 1973
- Karl Unverzagt (1915–2007), visual artist and winner of the Palatinate Prize, awarded in 1985
- Herbert Gustavus (1927–2014), member of the state parliament, mayor from 1973 to 1992, awarded in 2014
sons and daughters of the town
Years up to 1800
- Peter von Grünstadt (≈1400–1471), priest, from 1441 to 1471 head of the Philippsstift in Zell
- Johann Konrad Schragmüller (1605–1675), clergyman, theologian and professor at the University of Marburg
- Johann Ludwig Alefeld (1695–1760), philosopher and physicist
- Johann Ludwig Seekatz (1711–1783), German baroque painter, teacher of his more famous brother Johann Conrad Seekatz
- Christoph Karl Ludwig von Pfeil (1712–1784), imperial baron, Prussian state minister and religious poet
- Johann Conrad Jacobi (1717–1774), merchant and banker in Königsberg, friend of Immanuel Kant
- Johann Conrad Seekatz (1719–1768), German baroque painter
- Georg Christian Seekatz (1722–1788), German baroque painter, brother of the more famous Johann Conrad Seekatz
- Johann Nepomuk van Recum (1753–1801), entrepreneur, last operator of the Frankenthal porcelain factory and founder of the Grünstadt stoneware factory
- Andreas van Recum (1765–1828), high French and later Bavarian civil servant
- Carl Christian Heubach (1769–1797), pedagogue, classical philologist, laureate of the Academy of Sciences, Göttingen, deputy principal at the local grammar school
- August Georg zu Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen (1770–1849), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal, Maria-Theresien-Ritter, Vice-Governor of the Mainz fortress
- Christian Ludwig zu Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen (1771–1819), Austrian colonel and Maria Theresa knight
- Bernhard Bordollo (1775–1840), entrepreneur and mayor of Grünstadt
- Johann Karl Christoph von Seybold (1777–1833), ennobled Württemberg major general, knight of the French. Legion of Honor
- Wilhelm Bordollo (1779–1822), entrepreneur and mayor of Grünstadt
- Johann Georg Beutner (1788–1859), physician, canton doctor
- Johann Jakob Parcus (1790–1854), lawyer and politician
- Carl Christian Tenner (1791–1866), poet
- Christian Heinrich Gilardone (1798–1874), local poet and book author, nephew of the painter Müller
19th century
1801 to 1850
- Peter Köstler (1805–1870), priest, cathedral capitular of the Speyer diocese
- Jacob Fränkel (1808–1887), first official military rabbi of the United States of America
- Hieronymus Hofer (1815–1890), Protestant pastor, social reformer
- Philipp Umbscheiden (1816–1870) Member of the National Assembly 1848/49
- Peter Fries (1820–1851), politician and revolutionary
- Karl Möllinger (1822–1895), architect
- August Holz (1823–1899), later a patron in Boston (USA)
- Johann Adam Becker (1823–1871), soldier in the 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalion
- Jakob Mack (1824–1907), noodle manufacturer in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
- Franz Umbscheiden (1825–1874), revolutionary and journalist
- Emil Dursy (1828–1878), physician, zoologist and university professor
- Karl Heinrich Heichemer (1836-1893), Jesuit priest and order procurator in Baltimore (USA)
- Gottlob Dittmar (1839–1891), educator and author
- Carl Friedrich Heman (1839–1919), Protestant theologian and philosophy professor at the University of Basel
- Josef Massenez (1839–1923), engineer and industrialist
- Friedrich Seltsam (1844–1887), bone glue manufacturer, inventor
- Robert Goldschmit (1845–1923), high school professor, historian, member of the state parliament
- Franziska Riotte (1845–1922), painter and writer
- Adolf Stern (1849–1907), chess player
- Johannes Jost (1850–1916), brewery founder and entrepreneur
- Ludwig von Stempel (1850–1917), architect of historicism and Bavarian building officer
- Franz Vogel (1850–1926), Franciscan priest
1851 to 1900
- Gustav Hatzfeld (1851–1930), police advisor, Ludwigshafen police chief
- Emil Mehle (1868–1960), entrepreneur, manufacturer of files and office filing articles in Göttingen
- Karl Foltz (1865–1961), Catholic priest, prelate
- Johann Cadau (1871–1912), politician (center), member of the Bavarian state parliament
- Karl Rösener (1879–1956), tropical medicine specialist, sleeping sickness researcher in Cameroon
- Hedwig Schäffer (1879–1963), painter
- Heinrich Gebhardt (1885–1939), naval officer, rear admiral
- Baptist Knieß (1885–1956), officer in the Bavarian Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht
- Heinrich Stein MSF (1897–1948), Catholic missionary
- Heinrich Webler (1897–1981), lawyer
20th century
1901 to 1960
- Hermann Emrich (1901–1979), civil servant and literary scholar
- Karl Unverzagt (1915–2007), visual artist and winner of the Palatinate Prize
- Bessie Becker (1919–1971), fashion designer
- Erwin Lehn (1919–2010), pianist and orchestra leader (Südfunk-Tanzorchester des SWR)
- Erich Becker (1920–2003), civil engineer and manager
- Ludwig Wilding (1927–2010), painter and object artist
- Wolfgang Heinz (* 1938), politician (FDP)
- Jürgen Kegler (* 1944), Protestant theologian and Old Testament scholar
- Werner Holz (1948–1991), painter of fantastic realism
- Norbert Schindler (* 1949), politician (CDU)
- Helmut Orpel (* 1955), art historian and author
- Martin Schöneich (* 1955), sculptor
- Klaus Veit (* 1955), Army General of the Bundeswehr
- Reinhold Niederhöfer (* 1956), politician (SPD)
- Arno Wolf (1959–2013), football player
- Judith Schwaab (* 1960), literary translator and publisher's editor
1961 to 2000
- Volker Erb (* 1964), lawyer and professor
- Eva Christiana Köhler (* 1964), Egyptologist
- Tessa Korber (* 1966), author
- Michael Fink (* 1967), author
- Dominik Wörner (* 1970), singer and church musician
- Anja Besand (* 1971), social and educational scientist
- Marco Haber (* 1971), soccer player
- Frank Rüttger (* 1971), politician (CDU)
- Regine Zimmermann (* 1971), actress
- Erdal Toprakyaran (* 1974), Islamic scholar and historian
- Nils Brunkhorst (* 1976), actor
- Michael Dietz (* 1976), author, journalist and moderator
- Susu Padotzke (* 1976), actress
- Sylvia Benzinger (* 1978), German Wine Queen (2005/2006)
- Horst Hoof (* 1978), radio presenter
- Sven Günther (* 1978), ancient historian
- Nicole Steingaß (* 1979), civil servant
- Silvio Adzic (* 1980), soccer player
- Christoph Spies (* 1985), politician (SPD)
- Torben Müsel (* 1999), soccer player
People who worked on site
- Countess Eva von Leiningen-Westerburg (1481–1543), local ruler, 1525 savior of Neuleiningen Castle, 1537 donor of a hospital in Grünstadt, person of the Palatinate People's Estate
- Theodor Rhodius († 1625), late humanist, poet, 1595–1601 teacher at the Höninger Latin School , 1612–1625 Lutheran pastor of Asselheim
- Johann Baptist Gegg (1664–1730), Auxiliary Bishop in Worms, consecrated today's Catholic parish church on June 6, 1717 and registered 2000 people.
- Johann Conrad Fabritius (1673–1722), Countess of the Liningian high school of Grünstadt (epitaph at the Martinskirche)
- Johann Martin Seekatz (1680–1729), was from 1709 to 1725 the court painter of the Liningen court in Grünstadt, where his even more famous son Johann Conrad Seekatz was born.
- Martin Augsthaler († 1749), canon in Worms, laid the foundation stone of the Lutheran St. Peter's Church in Sausenheim in 1725 and donated it to the Catholic Church in 1728. Church of St. Stephan (Sausenheim) the high altar with a dedication inscription.
- Georg Carl I August Ludwig von Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen (1717–1787), ruling count, Dutch lieutenant general, buried in St. Martin's Church
- Christoph Jakob Kremer (1722–1777), historian and lawyer from the Electoral Palatinate in Mannheim, died in Grünstadt and was buried here
- Johann Friedrich Schmoll (1739–1794), composer and organist; from 1773 to 1779 Leininger court organist at the Martinskirche
- David Christoph Seybold (1747–1804), pedagogue, theologian, poet, professor of classical literature at the University of Tübingen , 1776–1779 rector of the Grünstadt grammar school
- Karl Christian Heyler (1755–1823), pedagogue , classical philologist , publicist and specialist author, 1779–1789 rector of the Grünstadt grammar school
- Friedrich Christian Laukhard (1757-1822), writer, attended the Leininger high school.
- August Moßdorff (1758–1843), civil servant and leading German Jacobin, represented Grünstadt in 1792/93 in the National Convention of the Mainz Republic
- Johann Adam Schlesinger (1759–1829), painter, was the father of the painter Johann Jakob Schlesinger .
- Johann Christoph Bleßmann (1760–1836), revolutionary; had the freedom tree erected in Grünstadt in 1793, kidnapped the counts as hostages and looted their castles
- Friedrich Christian Matthiä (1763–1822) was a pedagogue, classical philologist and academic book author as well as long-time rector of the Leininger grammar school.
- Karl Christian Parcus (1763–1819) became a revolutionary as an administrative lawyer.
- Gabriel Hagspiel (1765–1815), Catholic parish priest in Grünstadt from 1810 to 1815, was friend and confidante of the prince educator in the Bavarian royal house Joseph Anton Sambuga .
- Leopold Roos (1768–1838), Talmud teacher, rabbi in Grünstadt for over 30 years; Gravestone preserved in the local Jewish cemetery.
- Johann Schlesinger (1768–1840), painter, was the brother of Johann Adam Schlesinger and the uncle of Johann Jakob Schlesinger .
- Michael Schnetter (1788–1854), Catholic parish priest from 1819 to 1822, later cathedral capitular in Mainz
- Bernhard Würschmitt (1788–1853), sculptor and painter, was a Catholic parish priest from 1828 to 1832.
- Heinrich Dittmar (1792–1866), teacher, pupil of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi , worked for over 30 years as the director of the Grünstadt Latin School.
- Johann Jakob Schlesinger (1792–1855) was an art professor, painter and restorer.
- Heinrich Wilhelm David Heman (1793–1873), Jewish convert, Protestant missionary, teacher in Grünstadt from 1820 to 1843
- Ferdinand Gottfried von Herder (1828–1896), botanist, grandson of the poet Johann Gottfried von Herder , retired in Grünstadt.
- Wilhelm Metz (1828–1888), drawing teacher, composer and church musician, grew up in Grünstadt and lived here until 1846.
- Friedrich Eppelsheim (1834–1899), district judge in Grünstadt from 1866 to 1899, butterfly researcher
- Eduard Eppelsheim (1837–1896), doctor in Grünstadt from 1874 to 1886, entomologist
- Emil Sommer (1838–1904), German publisher and newspaper editor, from 1886 founder and editor of the "Grünstadter Zeitung"
- Stephan Lederer (1844–1923), Catholic parish priest and writer, was a co-founder and first secretary of the antiquity association in 1903.
- Carl Leonhard (1848–1930), director of the Heidelberg Portland cement factory , as a former student in Grünstadt, benefactor of the city
- Anna Mehle (1862–1928), shopkeeper, victim of an unsolved robbery
- Emil Müller (1864–1918), evangelical pastor in the Sausenheim district, founder of the Grünstadt Antiquities Association , local historian and author
- Jakob Binder (1866–1932), member of the Reichstag, was mayor from 1920 to 1927.
- Ludwig Maria Hugo (1871–1935), Bishop of Mainz, fighter against National Socialism, lived temporarily in Grünstadt and attended the Progymnasium here.
- Ludwig Sinsheimer (1873–1942), lawyer and author of legal textbooks, died as a victim of the Holocaust in the French internment camp Noé.
- Friedrich Ernst (1874–1943), school principal, local researcher, author, 1929 author of a history of the Grünstadt grammar school.
- Eugen Sommer (1876–1961), politician, member of the city council and second alderman
- Emil Sommer (Mayor) (1885–1936), Bavarian lawyer, Mayor of Treuchtlingen , victim of National Socialism; grew up here (Druckerei Sommer)
- Hans Feßmeyer (1886–1956), teacher at the Grünstadt Progymnasium, local history researcher, author, author of a city history.
- Wilhelm Caroli (1895–1942), Catholic priest, chaplain in Grünstadt in 1924/25, died as a victim of the Nazi regime in Dachau concentration camp.
- Theodor Nauerz (1909–2007), Catholic priest, persecuted by the Nazi regime, served as city pastor for 27 years.
- Peter Lücker (* 1933) is a pharmacologist and local politician for the FDP.
- Horst-Joachim Rahn (* 1944), economist, university professor and writer, lives in Grünstadt.
- Axel Bronstert (* 1959), Professor of Geoecology at the University of Potsdam, spent his school days in Grünstadt.
- Christophe Neff (* 1964), geographer and forest fire expert, lives in Grünstadt.
- Andreas Helgi Schmid (* 1986), film and theater actor, grew up in Grünstadt and lived there until he graduated from high school.