List of honorary citizens of Bremerhaven

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The city of Bremerhaven and its predecessor communities Lehe, Geestemünde and Wesermünde have given a total of 26 people honorary citizenship between 1885 and 2014 (as of 2014) , of which 23 honors are still valid.

During the period of National Socialism were otto telschow , Hermann Goering and Carl Röver been appointed honorary citizens of Wesermünde (Telschow also from Bremerhaven). These honors were revoked by a resolution of the city council on July 20, 1949.

Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of the city of Bremerhaven

Otto von Bismarck
Heinrich von Stephan
Hermann Henrich Meier
  1. Otto von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
    Chancellor
    Awarded in 1885
    The advancement of the Reich Chancellor is thanks to the expansion of the Bremerhaven area and the granting of funds for the establishment of new shipping lines.
  2. Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (born January 6, 1833 in Stettin; † March 6, 1907 in Naumburg an der Saale)
    Deputy of the Reich Chancellor
    Awarded in 1885
    Together with Heinrich von Stephan, Boetticher was the negotiator for the conclusion of the contract with North German Lloyd for the establishment of new shipping lines.
  3. Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm von Stephan (born January 7, 1831 in Stolp, † April 8, 1897 in Berlin)
    Pioneer of mail and telegram traffic
    Awarded in 1885
    Stephan was together with Karl Heinrich von Boetticher negotiator for the conclusion of the contract with the North German Lloyd for the establishment of new shipping lines.
  4. Hermann Henrich Meier (born October 16, 1809: † November 17, 1898)
    Entrepreneur
    Awarded in 1885
    Maier was the founder of Norddeutscher Lloyd . In Bremerhaven he set up liner connections with the shipping company to the United States and Australia.
  5. Georg Wilhelm Claussen (born January 23, 1845 - † June 19, 1919)
    director
    Awarded in 1919 in Geestemünde
    As head of the Tecklenborg shipyard, Claussen introduced modern iron construction to shipbuilding.
  6. Georg Diedrich Seebeck
    Shipyard owner
    Awarded in 1920 in Geestemünde (* November 7, 1845 - † February 27, 1928)
    Seebeck is the founder of the shipyard named after him. A total of 468 ships were launched there until his death.
  7. Heinrich Kuhlmann (* May 24, 1855 - † February 17, 1922)
    City Councilor and City Councilor
    Awarded in 1920
    Kuhlmann served as city councilor and city councilor for 24 years. The establishment of the slaughter and Viehof Bremerhaven-Lehe goes back to his initiative.
  8. Rudolf Mädger (born December 16, 1860 in Dresden, † December 10, 1928 in Wesermünde)
    Carpenter, innkeeper
    Awarded in Lehe in 1924
    From 1919 to 1924, Mädger was an honorary senator in the magistrate of the city of Lehe. Because of his rich experience and his far-sighted view, which were of great benefit to the city of Lehe, he was honored with honorary citizenship at the last meeting of the magistrate after the merger of Lehe to form the city of Wesermünde.
  9. Johann Karl Harries (born September 11, 1862 - † May 18, 1925)
    Lawyer and Notary
    Awarded in Lehe in 1924
    Harries served as an honorary senator in the magistrate of Lehe for 20 years
  10. Friedrich Timmermann (April 20, 1855 - January 12, 1928)
    farmer
    Awarded in Lehe in 1924
    The expansion of the Speckenbütteler Park, which he looked after until the end of his life, is largely due to Timmermann.
  11. Johann Hinrich Schmalfeldt (November 28, 1850 - December 30, 1937),
    Member of the Reichstag (SPD), city councilor (USPD, SPD), member of parliament, benefactor
    Awarded in 1930 (revoked on June 6, 1936 by the National Socialists, restored on July 20, 1949 by resolution of the city council)
    Schmalfeldt stood up for the social concerns of seafarers and the poor population in the Reichstag and later in the Bremen citizenship.
  12. August Lührs (March 23, 1861 - November 25, 1939)
    Innkeeper
    Awarded in 1931 in Wesermünde
    Lührs served from 1919 to 1930 in Geestemünde and Wesermünde as an honorary senator. He was a co-founder of the non-profit building association Geestemünde-Süd.
    • Otto Telschow (born February 27, 1876 in Wittenberge, † May 31, 1945 in Lüneburg)
    Gauleiter in Lüneburg-Stade and East Hanover
    Awarded in 1933 in Wesermünde, 1937 in Bremerhaven, revoked on July 20, 1949
    • Hermann Göring (born January 12, 1893 in Rosenheim, † October 15, 1946 in Nuremberg)
    Prussian Prime Minister
    Awarded in Wesermünde in 1936 , revoked on July 20, 1949
    • Carl Röver (born February 12, 1889 in Lemwerder, † May 15, 1942 in Berlin)
    Gauleiter of the NSDAP in Weser-Ems
    Awarded in Wesermünde in 1937 , revoked on July 20, 1949
  13. Adolf Butenandt (born March 24, 1903 in Lehe; † January 18, 1995 in Munich)
    Professor of Biochemistry and Nobel Prize Winner, Benefactor
    Awarded in 1960
    He was awarded honorary citizenship as an expression of the city's gratitude for his meritorious work for the benefit of mankind and as a token of the gratitude and love that he has always preserved for his hometown.
  14. Wilhelm Kaisen (born May 22, 1887 in Hamburg, † December 19, 1979 in Bremen)
    President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen
    Awarded in 1965
    The award honored Kaisen's great services in overcoming the devastating effects of the war and the development of new life in the city.
  15. Gerhard van Heukelum
    Lord Mayor and Senator
    Awarded in 1968
    After the end of the war, Heukelum worked to alleviate the hardship and rebuild the city. He was a staunch supporter of the connection of Wesermünde to the state of Bremen.
    Helmut Schmidt
  16. Helmut Schmidt (* December 23, 1918 in Hamburg; † November 10, 2015 in Hamburg)
    Chancellor
    Awarded 1983
    His sustained commitment to strengthening the city as a center of German polar research with the establishment of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research was recognized with the award of honorary citizenship.
  17. Ingrid Ehlerding (born February 4, 1948)
  18. Karl Ehlerding (born July 25, 1942 in Bremerhaven)
    Entrepreneurial couple
    Awarded in 1998
    With the establishment of the Pro Jugend Foundation and their commitment to the interests of young people, the couple committed themselves in an outstanding and exemplary manner to the common good of the city.
  19. Mathilde Lehmann
    City Councilor
    Awarded in 2006
    Lehmann was a member of the city council for almost 40 years. As head of the city council and head of health, she made great contributions to the city.
  20. Friedrich Dieckell (born July 24, 1931 - † February 27, 2013)
    Bremerhaven entrepreneur and patron
    Awarded in 2007
    Dieckell successfully established new companies in the city again and again. With his economic success he promoted numerous scientific, social, school, sporting and cultural activities.
  21. Gotthilf Hempel (March 8, 1929 in Göttingen)
    Awarded in 2010
    Marine biologist and professor.
    Founding director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven
    Awarded in 2010
    Geologist / paleontologist and professor
    Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven
  22. Werner Lüken
    Awarded in 2010
    Managing partner of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven
    In the Friends of the German Maritime Museum and in the German Emigration Center initiative .
  23. Eddy Luebbert
    Awarded in 2013
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  24. Manfred Ernst
    Awarded in 2015
    Lawyer
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