List of honorary citizens of Karlsruhe

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The following list contains honorary citizens of the city of Karlsruhe since 1821 . The persons are listed chronologically according to the granting of honorary citizenship.

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March 16, 1821 Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold Reinhard Freiherr von Berstett Baden Minister of the Grand Ducal House No picture available
March 16, 1821 Karl Christian Freiherr von Berckheim Baden Minister of the Interior 1821–1831 Karl Christian Freiherr von Berckheim
October 20, 1830 Johann Georg Stulz von Ortenberg "Fashion King of London" No picture available
April 25, 1833 Karl Benjamin Friedrich Scholl Founder of various social and charitable organizations No picture available
March 1, 1834 Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Lotzbeck Manufacturer No picture available
March 1, 1834 Ferdinand Freiherr von Lotzbeck Founder of social institutions, benefactor No picture available
November 5, 1839 Carl Baumgartner Director of the government of the Middle Rhine District in Rastatt 1839 ff. No picture available
November 11, 1849 Konrad Gerber Baden officer No picture available
March 20, 1851 Johann Klauprecht Director of the polytechnic school 1848–1857 No picture available
August 31, 1853 Karl von Stößer City director in Karlsruhe 1839–1853 No picture available
February 21, 1871 Karl August Graf von Werder Leader of the Baden troops in the war of 1870/1871 August from Werder
November 14, 1893 August Lamey President of the Baden Ministry of the Interior 1861–1866 August Lamey
April 1, 1895 Otto von Bismarck Imperial Chancellor 1871–1890 Otto von Bismarck
October 22, 1900 Wilhelm Klose Painter No picture available
July 16, 1901 Wilhelm Nokk President of the Baden State Ministry 1893–1901 Wilhelm Nokk
July 27 or 28, 1911 August Dürr Merchant, city councilor or city councilor No picture available
March 26, 1915 Frigate Captain Erich Koehler Commander of the small cruiser Karlsruhe (sponsored ship of the city), which sank on November 4, 1914 after an ammunition explosion off the West Indies No picture available
March 29, 1916 Karl Schrempp Brewery director No picture available
December 21, 1917 Friedrich Wolff Manufacturer No picture available
July 28, 1919 Hans Thoma Painter, director of the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe 1899–1919 Hans Thoma
March 31, 1947 Heinrich Koehler Customs officer, Baden Minister of Finance 1920–1927, President of Baden 1923/1924, 1926/1927, Reich Minister of Finance 1927–1928, Deputy Prime Minister of Württemberg-Baden. 1945–1949, Minister of Economic Affairs 1946 and Minister of Finance of Württemberg-Baden 1946–1949. Heinrich Koehler
May 16, 1948 Adam Remmele Baden Minister 1919–1931, Baden State President 1922/1923, 1927/1928 Adam Remmele
July 16, 1963 Albert Kessler Senior Director of Studies, City Councilor or City Councilor No picture available
September 22, 1964 Heinrich Luebke Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests 1953–1959, Federal President 1959–1969 Heinrich Luebke
May 18, 1965 Hermann Veit Lawyer, politician (SPD), Lord Mayor 1945–1946, Member of the Bundestag , Member of the Bundestag (Baden-Württemberg), Minister of Economics of Württemberg-Baden and Baden-Württemberg No picture available
May 18, 1965 Julius Bender Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Baden 1945–1964 No picture available
May 18, 1965 Kunigunde fisherman City Councilor (SPD) No picture available
May 18, 1965 Siegfried Kühn President of the Baden State Insurance Company in Karlsruhe 1947–1953, President of the Badischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband in Mannheim 1953–1965 No picture available
March 1, 1966 Pierre Wéber Mayor of the twin town of Nancy 1961–1970 No picture available
17th December 1969 Wilhelm Baur Publisher and editor-in-chief of the Badische Neuesten Nachrichten No picture available
17th December 1969 Gustav Heller City Council (SPD) No picture available
June 16, 1970 Günther Klotz Lord Mayor 1952–1970 No picture available
October 10, 1981 Franz Gurk President of the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg 1960–1968 No picture available
October 10, 1981 Alex Möller Federal Minister of Finance 1969–1971 Alexander Möller
May 13, 1986 Otto Dullenkopf Lord Mayor 1970–1986 No picture available
March 2, 1993 Hanne Landgraf City Councilor (SPD) No picture available
March 2, 1993 Toni Menzinger City Councilor (CDU) No picture available
July 18, 1995 André Rossinot Minister of the French Republic; Lord Mayor of the City of Nancy André Rossinot
July 21, 1998 Gerhard Seiler Lord Mayor 1986–1998, President of the German Association of Cities 1995–1997 No picture available
May 9, 2006 Dieter Ludwig Managing Director of Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe 1976–2006; Managing Director of the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft 1978–2006 Dieter Ludwig
July 23, 2010 Gerlinde Hämmerle Politician and regional president of the Karlsruhe administrative district 1994–2005 No picture available
February 28, 2013 Heinz Fenrich Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe from 1998 to 2013 Heinz Fenrich

Temporarily honorary citizenship

The following people were initially granted honorary citizenship, but later revoked:

  • March 26, 1915: Paul von Hindenburg - withdrawal December 11, 2018; former division commander in Karlsruhe
  • May 10, 1933: Adolf Hitler - dismissal April 25, 1946; Chancellor
  • May 10, 1933: Walter Köhler - withdrawal April 25, 1946; Prime Minister of Baden
  • May 10, 1933: Robert Wagner - withdrawal April 25, 1946; Reichsstatthalter Baden, head of the civil administration in Alsace
  • April 21, 1934: Hans Frank - withdrawal April 25, 1946; Governor General in Poland
  • March 26, 1936: Hermann Göring - withdrawal April 25, 1946; Reichsmarschall and Commander in Chief of the Air Force

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Municipal council: delete with a note. In: City newspaper. City of Karlsruhe, December 14, 2018, accessed on December 17, 2018 .