List of honorary citizens of Erlangen

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Coat of arms of the city of Erlangen

The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award of the city of Erlangen .

Since 1822, 53 people have been made honorary citizens. The honorary citizenships conferred on Adolf Hitler and Julius Streicher during the Nazi era were revoked on March 23, 1983 by a city council resolution.

According to the statutes of the city of Erlangen, there may be a maximum of five living honorary citizens.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Erlangen

Christian Friedrich von Glück
Pankratius of spelled
Jacob Heart
Eugen Rosshirt
Isidor Rosenthal
Theodor Zahn
Franz Penzoldt
Paul von Hindenburg
Dietmar Hahlweg
  1. Johann Sigmund Lindner
    First legally qualified mayor (1818)
    Awarded in 1822
  2. Christian Friedrich von Glück (* 1755 in Halle (Saale), † 1831 in Erlangen)
    Professor of law, long-time Vice Rector and Pro Chancellor
    Awarded in 1827
  3. Christian Karl Barth (* 1775 in Bayreuth, † 1853 in Erlangen)
    historian
    Awarded in 1838
  4. Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt (* 1791 in Neustadt an der Aisch, † 1855 in Erlangen)
    Professor of Protestant Theology
    Awarded in 1843
  5. Carl Franz Ferdinand Bucher
    Professor of law, long-time Vice Rector and Pro Chancellor
    Awarded in 1843
  6. Georg August Brüxner (born November 30, 1778 in Erlangen, † June 29, 1863 in Brighton / England)
    Merchant and banker in Meyer, Brüxner & Co. , St. Petersburg / Russia
    Awarded in 1849
  7. Philipp Heim
    Awarded in 1827
  8. Franz von Dittrich
    Anatom, professor of internal clinic and head of the university hospital
    Awarded in 1856
  9. Christian Konrad Hofmann
    Awarded in 1856
  10. Pankratius von Dinkel (* 1811 in Staffelstein, † 1894 in Augsburg)
    Pastor
    Awarded in 1858
  11. Karl Ludwig Georg von Raumer (* 1783 in Wörlitz, † 1865 in Erlangen)
    Professor of Mineralogy, Pedagogue
    Awarded in 1861
  12. Jakob Herz (* 1816 in Bayreuth, † 1871 in Erlangen)
    doctor
    Awarded in 1867
  13. Eugen Rosshirt (* 1795 in Oberscheinfeld, † 1872 in Erlangen)
    Gynecologist and obstetrician
    Awarded in 1867
  14. Johann Michael Leupoldt
    Awarded in 1868
  15. Franz Makowiczka (* 1811 in Hagensdorf, Bohemia, † 1890 in Erlangen)
    Economist and member of parliament
    Awarded in 1877
  16. Adam Bücking (born July 15, 1822 in Erlangen; † August 4, 1884)
    Manufacturer
    Awarded in 1882
  17. Johann Georg Ritter von Schuh (* 1846 in Fürth, † 1918 in Starnberg)
    Teacher and lawyer, from 1881 to 1892 first mayor of Erlangen, from 1892 to 1913 first mayor of the city of Nuremberg
    Awarded in 1892
  18. Gustav Bissinger
    High School Professor, City Councilor
    Awarded in 1895
  19. Johann Konrad Schmidtill (born December 10, 1823 in Erlangen, † October 28, 1903 in Erlangen)
    Master painter, member of the city council, representative in the Central Franconian district administrator
    Awarded in 1895
  20. Walter von Heineke
    Awarded in 1899
  21. Isidor Rosenthal (* 1836 in Labischin, † 1915 in Erlangen)
    physiologist
    Awarded in 1906
  22. Daniel Hilpert (born June 9, 1837 in Erlangen; † February 6, 1923 in Nuremberg)
    Lawyer, Counselor
    Awarded in 1910
  23. Emil Kränzlein
    Manufacturer
    Awarded in 1910
  24. Friedrich Resenscheck
    Merchant
    Awarded in 1910
  25. Johann Jakob Steidel (born March 8, 1839 in Erlangen, † April 12, 1913 in Erlangen)
    Almond beet manufacturer, councilor
    Awarded in 1910
  26. Theodor Ritter von Zahn
    Professor of Theology
    Awarded in 1910
  27. Karl Theodor Ritter von Eheberg
    Awarded in 1911
  28. Emil Fränger (* 1856 in Lambrecht (Palatinate), † 1941 in Erlangen)
    Second mayor
    Awarded in 1919
  29. Franz Penzoldt
    pharmacologist
    Awarded in 1919
  30. Georg Böhner (born May 7, 1854 in Erlangen; † April 26, 1936)
    Merchant
    Awarded in 1920
  31. Theobald Henftling
    Awarded in 1923
  32. Karl Wilhelm Zitzmann
    Merchant and general manager
    Awarded in 1923
  33. Hans Jäckel (born June 6, 1859 in Erlangen, † December 23, 1937 in Erlangen)
    Metal goods manufacturer, district fire director
    Awarded in 1927
  34. Carl Zucker
    Manufacturer
    Awarded in 1931
  35. Hermann Hedenus (born April 30, 1870 in Weisendorf; † January 24, 1958 in Erlangen)
    High school teacher, school board member
    Awarded in 1932
  36. Paul von Hindenburg
    Awarded in 1933
    Awarded in 1933, revoked by city council resolution of March 23, 1983
    Awarded in 1933, revoked by city council resolution of March 23, 1983
  37. Anton Hammerbacher (born July 22, 1871 in Munich, † October 22, 1956 in Erlangen)
    Trade unionists, members of the cooperative, lord mayors
    Awarded in 1946
  38. Paul Ritzer (born October 14, 1870 in Möhrendorf, † September 6, 1951 in Erlangen)
    Metalworker, union secretary
    Awarded in 1950
  39. Max Anderlohr
    Electrical engineer, member of the executive board and supervisory board of Siemens-Reiniger-Werke
    Awarded in 1952
  40. Hans Flierl
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 1962
  41. Heinrich Franke
    X-ray physicist at Siemens-Reiniger-Werke
    Awarded in 1962
  42. Peter from Siemens
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG
    Awarded in 1965
  43. Heinrich Lades
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 1972
  44. Peter Zink (born December 22, 1907 in Erlangen, † January 10, 2004 in Erlangen)
    Editor, designer, honorary senator of the university, MdL
    Awarded in 1972
  45. Nikolaus Fiebiger (born August 7, 1922 in Langseifersdorf; † April 6, 2014 in Uttenreuth)
    Professor of Experimental Physics, President of the University from 1975 to 1990
    Awarded in 1990
  46. Bernhard Plettner
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG
    Awarded in 1992
  47. Wilhelm Vorndran
    President of the Landtag
    Awarded in 1994
  48. Dietmar Hahlweg
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 1996
  49. Hermann Franz
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG
    Awarded in 2000
  50. Dieter Haack
    Federal Minister
    Awarded in 2004
  51. Siegfried Balleis
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 2014
  52. Dinah Radtke
    Co-founder of the Center for Self-Determined Life for the Disabled (ZSL)
    Award ceremony 2016