List of honorary citizens of Halle (Saale)

The city of Halle (Saale) has granted honorary citizenship to 33 people since 1833 .

In addition, Paul von Hindenburg , Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring were made honorary citizens in 1933. These honors were revoked in May 1991.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Halle (Saale)

WA from Klewiz

Wilhelm Anton von Klewiz (born August 1, 1760 in Magdeburg ; † July 26, 1838 there)

Upper President of the Province of Saxony 1825–1837

Awarded in 1833

In 1810 von Klewiz worked with Theodor von Schön on the "amended state constitution of all the highest state authorities". In 1816 he was given the title “Real Secret Council”.
Friedrich Ezekiel (born October 27, 1794 in Rehsen , Saxony; † April 14, 1840 in Altenburg , Saxony-Altenburg)

theologian

Awarded in 1834

Awarded for Ezekiel's work Blick auf Halle .
Johann Philipp von Ladenberg (born August 15, 1769 in Magdeburg , † February 11, 1847 in Berlin )

Prussian Minister of State

Awarded in 1839
Johann Ferdinand August Schröner (* 1801 in Berlin ; † January 25, 1859 there)

Lord Mayor of Halle (Saale) 1838–1842

Awarded in 1842

Awarded on the occasion of his resignation from office.
Hermann Rudolf Heidel (born February 20, 1811 in Bonn , † September 29, 1865 in Stuttgart )

Sculptor and artist

Awarded in 1859

Awarded on the occasion of the unveiling of the Handel monument he created in Halle (Saale).
Friedrich August Eckstein (born May 6, 1810 in Halle (Saale), † November 15, 1885 in Leipzig )

Teacher

Awarded in 1863

Eckstein was director of the Francke Foundations .

Richard von Volkmann
Gustav Kirchner (born September 25, 1805 in Halle (Saale); † March 8, 1895 in Schleusingen , Province of Saxony )

City Councilor for Finance of Halle (Saale)

Awarded in 1872

Awarded on the occasion of his resignation from office.
Robert Rothe (* July 20, 1803 in Bromberg ; † April 12, 1893 in Halle (Saale))

District President of the Merseburg District

Awarded in 1875

Halle had been part of this administrative district since 1815. Robert Rothe is buried in the Stadtgottesacker .
Richard Volkmann (born August 17, 1830 in Leipzig , † November 28, 1889 in Jena )

surgeon

Awarded in 1882

Volkmann designed the university clinic in Halle. He was one of the founders of the German Society for Surgery and was its chairman for many years. In 1885 he was ennobled as "Richard von Volkmann". He is buried in the city churchyard .

Robert Franz
Robert Franz (born June 28, 1815 in Halle (Saale); † October 24, 1892 in Halle (Saale))

composer

Awarded in 1884

Awarded on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Robert Franz was the university music director from 1859 to 1867. He is buried in the city churchyard .
Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal (* July 30, 1810 in Schwedt / Oder ; † December 21, 1900 at Gut Quellendorf near Köthen (Anhalt) )

Field Marshal General of the Prussian Army

Awarded in 1887

Count von Blumenthal took part as an officer in the German-Danish War , the German War and the German-French War . He then became the commanding general of the IV Army Corps.

Count of Blumenthal
Ferdinand Wolff († December 17, 1888 in Halle (Saale))

City Councilor

Awarded in 1887

Ferdinand Wolff is buried in the north cemetery.
August Lamprecht (born June 26, 1801 in Havelberg ; † June 9, 1899 in Halle (Saale))

Government councilor and salaried city councilor

Awarded in 1891

August Lamprecht is buried in the Stadtgottesacker .
Carl Dryander (born August 30, 1811 in Halle (Saale); † February 17, 1897 ibid)

Lawyer and City Councilor

Awarded in 1892

Carl Dryander was the syndic of the Francke Foundations . He is buried in the city churchyard .
Friedrich Fubel (born September 8, 1810 in Havelberg ; † January 25, 1905 in Halle (Saale))

Pastor and unpaid city councilor

Awarded in 1892

Friedrich Fubel is buried in the north cemetery.

Prince of Bismarck
Prince Otto von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen (Elbe) , Brandenburg ; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh , Schleswig-Holstein )

Chancellor

Awarded in 1895

Awarded on the occasion of his resignation from office. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in founding the German Empire .
Julius Kühn (October 23, 1825 in Pulsnitz , Saxony; † April 14, 1910 in Halle (Saale))

University professor

Awarded in 1895

Kühn was the founder and head of the first institute for agriculture. He is buried in the north cemetery.
Ludwig Herzfeld (born September 12, 1819 in Guhrau , Silesia ; † August 24, 1911)

Lawyer

Awarded in 1899

Ludwig Herzfeld appeared as a defender in the so-called “socialist trial”. He is buried in the north cemetery.
Gustav Hertzberg (born January 19, 1826 in Halle (Saale); † November 16, 1907 ibid)

Professor of History

Awarded in 1901

Hertzberg published numerous works on Halle and the surrounding area. He is buried in the city churchyard .
Albert Dehne (born September 13, 1832 in Halle (Saale); † February 9, 1906 there)

Entrepreneur

Awarded in 1903

Albert Dehne owned a machine factory in Halle. He is buried in the city churchyard .
Ludwig Bethke (born November 2, 1829 in Neuruppin , Brandenburg; † February 4, 1911 in Halle (Saale))

Banker, councilor and city councilor

Awarded in 1904

Ludwig Bethke is buried in the north cemetery.
Louis Jentzsch (born March 4, 1815 in Halle (Saale); † June 24, 1904 ibid)

Entrepreneur and city councilor

Awarded in 1904

Louis Jentzsch owned a dye works and a fabric printing plant in the city. He is buried in the city churchyard .
Theodor Weber (born August 28, 1829 in Leipzig , † September 4, 1914 in Halle (Saale))

Mediciners

Awarded in 1904

Awarded on the occasion of his retirement from teaching at the university. Weber played a key role in the planning of the university clinics. He is buried in the north cemetery.
Gustav Staude (born June 26, 1843 on Rügen ; † February 15, 1909 in Halle (Saale))

Jurist, Lord Mayor 1882–1906

Awarded in 1906

Awarded on the occasion of his departure from office after 24 years. He is buried in the city churchyard .
Albert Roth († June 30, 1917 in Halle (Saale))

City Councilor

Awarded in 1907

Albert Roth is buried in the Laurentiusfriedhof.
Richard Robert Rive (born December 26, 1864 in Naples , † November 23, 1947 in Berlin )

Lawyer and notary, Lord Mayor 1906–1933

Awarded in 1933

Awarded on the occasion of his departure from office after 27 years.
- Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen , † August 2, 1934 in Neudeck , East Prussia )
Field Marshal General of the German Army, Reich President

Awarded in 1933, revoked on May 29, 1991

Awarded on the occasion of Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor . Paul von Hindenburg was considered a legendary military man who had been an officer since the 1860s. During the First World War he was celebrated as the "Held von Tannenberg " who prevented the occupation of East Prussia by Russian troops. During his time as Reich President, he particularly embodied the conservative forces in the country. By appointing Hitler as Chancellor, he contributed - unknowingly - to the downfall of the Weimar Republic.
- Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn , Upper Austria , † April 30, 1945 in Berlin )
"Führer" and Reich Chancellor

Awarded in 1933; revoked on May 29, 1991

Adolf Hitler was hailed as the leader of the National Socialist movement, which had set itself the goal of making Germany the dominant power in Europe at the expense of other states. The National Socialists murdered at least 6 million people in the Holocaust on the basis of their racial ideology . Over 50 million people continued to die as a result of the Second World War , triggered by Hitler .
- Hermann Göring (born January 12, 1893 in Rosenheim , Bavaria ; † October 15, 1946 in Nuremberg )
Prussian Prime Minister, Reichstag President, Chief of the Air Force

Awarded in 1934; revoked on May 29, 1991

Goering was one of the leading figures in the Nazi government. In the Nuremberg Trials he was found guilty of conspiracy against world peace, waging war of aggression, crimes against martial law, and crimes against humanity due to his role in World War II.
Erhard Hübener (born August 4, 1881 in Tacken , Brandenburg ; † June 3, 1958 in Bad Salzuflen , North Rhine-Westphalia )

Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt 1946–1949

Awarded in 1948

Hübener was the only non-communist head of government in the Soviet occupation zone . In 1947 he played a key role in bringing about the Munich Prime Minister's Conference, which sought to prevent the threatening division of Germany.

Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927 in Reideburg, now in Halle (Saale); † March 31, 2016 in Wachtberg, North Rhine-Westphalia)

Federal Foreign Minister 1974–1992

Awarded in 1991

As Foreign Minister, Genscher developed his own strategies for détente policy . In 1989/90 he was significantly involved in the reunification of Germany and also supported the reform movements in Poland and Hungary.
Paul Raabe (born February 21, 1927 in Oldenburg (Oldb) ; † July 5, 2013 in Wolfenbüttel )

Literary scholar

Awarded in 2002

Raabe was director of the Francke Foundations from 1992 to 2000 .
Marianne Witte (* 1923 in Marburg , Hesse ; † June 25, 2012 in Mülheim an der Ruhr )

Medicin

Awarded in 2003

Chair of the Stadtgottesacker Foundation , which is trying to renovate the listed complex.
Peter Sodann (born June 1, 1936 in Meißen , Saxony )

Actor, director and artistic director

Awarded in 2005

Then from 1981 to 2005 was the artistic director of the new theater . He also founded the "culture island". He was best known as "Kommissar Ehrlicher" in the ARD series Tatort .
Hertha Gerlinger (* 1920)

Writer and art collector ("Brücke" painter)

Awarded in 2009
Hermann Gerlinger (* 1931)

Engineer, entrepreneur and art collector ("Brücke" painter)

Awarded in 2009

Individual evidence

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