List of honorary citizens of Marburg

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The city of Marburg has granted honorary citizenship to 76 people since 1834 . Once the honorary citizenship was revoked.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Marburg

Karl Wilhelm Justi (born 1767)
Andreas Leonhard Creuzer
Eduard Zeller
Otto von Bismarck
Karl Friedrich Hermann
Hermann Hupfeld
Emil von Behring
  1. Karl Emil Heinrich Freiherr von Dörnberg
    Government director
    December 9, 1834
    Because of the diligence for the good of the city as a member of the government
  2. Ernst Friedrich Möller (born October 3, 1781 in Kassel, † August 6, 1850 in Kassel);
    Councilor, previously district judge. Member of the Hessian Estates Assembly 1836–1838.
    December 9, 1834
    Because of the diligence for the good of the city as a member of the government
  3. Karl Ludwig Hast
    Government Council
    December 9, 1834
    Because of the diligence for the good of the city as a member of the government
  4. Siegmund Wilhelm Ungewitter
    Government Councilor, Police Director
    December 9, 1834
    Because of the diligence for the good of the city as a member of the government
  5. Wilhelm August S. von Meyerfeld (born October 24, 1759 in Altenhaßlau ; † January 1, 1838 in Marburg)
    Supreme Court President
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the public good
  6. Ludwig Adolph Heyn
    Go Council of Justice
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the public good
  7. Friedrich Rehm (born November 27, 1792 in Immichenhain; † November 5, 1847 in Kassel)
    Vice Rector
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the university
  8. Albrecht Jakob Arnoldi (October 1, 1750 in Herborn ; † September 4, 1835 in Marburg)
    Primarius
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the university
  9. Karl Wilhelm Justi (January 14, 1767 in Marburg; † August 7, 1846 there)
    Superintendent, Consistorial Councilor
    December 9, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  10. Mauritz Johann Heinrich Beckhaus (born April 3, 1768 in Marburg; † February 22, 1845)
    Consistorial Council
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the good of the Church
  11. Andreas Leonhard Creuzer (born November 20, 1768 in Marburg, † 1844 in Marburg)
    Pastor, Konsistorialrat (cousin of Friedrich Creuzer )
    December 9, 1834
    Because of services to the good of the Church
  12. Ferdinand Wurzer (born June 2, 1765 in Brühl , † July 30, 1844 in Marburg)
    Go Councilor
    December 9, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  13. Karl Franz Christian Wagner (November 18, 1760 in Helmstedt ; † June 8, 1847 in Marburg)
    University professor
    December 9, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  14. Eduard Platner (August 30, 1786 in Leipzig; † June 5, 1860 in Marburg)
    University professor
    December 9, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  15. Hermann Ernst Endemann (born August 12, 1796 in Hersfeld , † January 17, 1846 in Marburg)
    Legal scholar
    December 9, 1834
    Because of merit for the welfare of the university and in the assembly of estates active participation in the welfare of the local city
  16. Wilhelm Metz
    High Court Attorney
    December 9, 1834
    Because of the services rendered, the civil guard
  17. Christian Rommel
    Senior judge
    December 15, 1834
    For the advancement of the common good and justice
  18. Christian Heinrich Bünger
    Councilor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of special services to the common good
  19. Christoph Ullmann (born May 11, 1773 in Kassel , † January 18, 1849 in Marburg)
    University professor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of special services to the common good
  20. Karl Friedrich Huchinger
    University professor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  21. David Theodor August Suabedissen
    Councilor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  22. Karl Friedrich Hermann (born August 4, 1804 in Frankfurt am Main , † December 31, 1855 in Göttingen )
    University professor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  23. Christian Ludwig Gerling (born July 10, 1788 in Hamburg , † January 15, 1864 in Marburg)
    University professor
    December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  24. Philipp Möller
    Licentinspector
    December 15, 1834
    For many years of loyal service to the general best
  25. Friedrich Christoph Giller
    Supreme Court Secretary
    December 15, 1834
    For many years of loyal service to the general best
  26. Karl Wilkens
    District judge
    December 15, 1834
    As chairman of the local court and promoter of the common good
  27. August Friedrich Christian Vilmar (born November 21, 1800 in Solz near Bebra ; † July 30, 1868 in Marburg)
    High school director
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Merits for improving the local high school
  28. Hermann Hupfeld (born March 31, 1796 in Marburg; † April 24, 1866 in Halle / Saale )
    University professor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  29. Nikolaus Beck
    cantor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    For many years of loyal service to the general best
  30. Nikolaus Heinrich Metz (born June 23, 1762 in Hundshausen † April 22, 1839 in Marburg)
    Senior judge
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    For the services rendered to the city as a former mayor.
  31. Karl Wilhelm Justi
    District physician, doctor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of special services to the common good
  32. Karl Christoph Hüter (born March 6, 1803 in Melsungen, † August 18, 1857 in Marburg)
    Doctors and university professors
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of special services to the common good
  33. Eduard Sigismund Löbel
    University professor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of service to the university
  34. Wilhelm Uhener
    Pastor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Services to the church, school and poor relief
  35. Ludwig Julius Karl Schmitt
    Pastor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Services to the church, school and poor relief
  36. Joseph Klöffler
    Pastor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Services to the church, school and poor relief
  37. Wilhelm Justi
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Services to the church, school and poor relief
  38. Heinrich Bezzenberger
    Government secretary
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of the services earned as a member of the poor commission for the city's welfare
  39. Johannes Friedrich Sangmeister
    Obervogt
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Because of the services earned as a member of the poor commission for the city's welfare
  40. August Matthäi
    engineer
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    For many years of loyal service to the general best
  41. Johannes Peter Müller
    University professor
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Services to the church, school and poor relief
  42. Justin von Vulte
    Forester
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Contribution to the culture of the city administration
  43. Theodor Bergmann
    Chief Forester
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Contribution to the culture of the city administration
  44. Friedrich Merkel (born August 8, 1897 in Kassel, † June 16, 1882 in Treysa)
    ranger
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Contribution to the culture of the city administration
  45. Philipp Friedrich Heinrich von Würthen
    Senior master
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Promotion of general welfare
  46. Joh. Peter Christian Barchhausen
    Rentmaster
    Awarded on December 15, 1834
    Promotion of general welfare
  47. Theodor Valentin Volkmar (born November 23, 1781 in Frankenberg; † February 8, 1847 in Marburg)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on December 24, 1834
    Services to the city as mayor
  48. Wilhelm von Schenk
    Awarded on October 12, 1836
    Due to general trust, respect as commander of the civil guard
  49. Adolph Cnyrim (born August 18, 1800 in Kassel; † March 7, 1876 in Frankfurt am Main)
    Senior judge
    Awarded on November 9, 1840
    Because of special eagerness to serve and intelligence as a committee chairman
  50. Johann Friedrich Hessel (born April 27, 1796 in Nuremberg , † June 3, 1872 in Marburg)
    Awarded on November 9, 1840
    Because of special eagerness to serve and intelligence as a member of the city council
  51. Heinrich Henkel (January 9, 1802 in Schmalkalden ; † June 26, 1873 in Kassel)
    OGer attorney
    Awarded on May 18, 1848
    Because of his many years of honest, efficient and effective work for the good of the fatherland
  52. Karl Reinhard Müller (born April 17, 1774 in Steinau near Hanau ; † March 12, 1861 in Marburg)
    Philosopher, mathematician
    Awarded on April 16, 1859
    Because of earned valuable services to the entire science and as a former teacher at the pedagogy here for the good of the city
  53. Jakob Beckmann
    Postmaster
    Awarded on July 6, 1860
    Because of earned services in the exercise of his professional duties in the postal service during his 50 years of service for the benefit of the public and the city.
  54. Eduard Gottlob Zeller (born January 22, 1814 in Kleinbottwar , † March 19, 1908 in Stuttgart )
    Theologian and philosopher
    Awarded on September 26, 1862
  55. Peter Kutsch
    Vice principal
    Awarded on December 24, 1862
    Services to the common good as a teacher of the youth
  56. Wilhelm Mangold (born November 20, 1825 in Kassel, † March 1, 1890 in Bonn )
    theologian
    Awarded on December 28, 1872
    Acquired because of his services through many years of activity as head of the journeyman's training association and chairman of the private poor association.
  57. Werner von Spiegel zum Desenberg (born January 30, 1802 in Kassel, † April 10, 1877 in Halberstadt )
    Canon of Halberstadt, Baron
    Awarded on January 29, 1873
    Because of his services to the well-being of the city, as the founder of the mirror lust and his further care for the place
  58. Georg August Rudolph (born September 25, 1816 in Kassel, † December 13, 1893 in Marburg)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on April 9, 1884
    Services to the well-being of the city of Marburg as Lord Mayor. The central traffic junction "Rudolphsplatz" is named after him.
  59. Otto von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen (Elbe) , Brandenburg ; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh , Schleswig-Holstein )
    Chancellor
    Awarded on February 21, 1895, conferred on April 1, 1895
    Awarded on the occasion of his 80th birthday
  60. Otto von Heusinger (* 1830; † 1901)
    Go SanRat, Kgl. District physicist
    Awarded on October 5, 1900
    Because of his services to the well-being of the city of Marburg, especially the school and health systems.
  61. Friedrich Siebert (born July 5, 1831 in Treysa, † May 11, 1918 in Marburg)
    Vice-Mayor of the city
    Awarded on July 5, 1901
    In recognition of his services to the city's prosperity and his lively activity in almost all areas of local government.
  62. Ludwig Schüler (born January 6, 1836 in Kassel, † March 31, 1930 in Marburg)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on January 6, 1911
    In recognition of his many years of self-sacrificing, always enthusiastic work as Lord Mayor of the city. The student park on Am Krummbogen is also named after him.
  63. Emil von Behring (born March 15, 1854 in Hansdorf , West Prussia; † March 31, 1917 in Marburg)
    Medic, Nobel Prize Winner
    Awarded on March 15, 1914
    Occasion / reason
  64. Ernst von Hülsen (born November 28, 1875 in Bischofswerder , † November 1, 1950 in Marburg an der Lahn)
    Curator of the Philipps University
    Awarded on July 5, 1927
    In grateful recognition of his restless, tireless work for the prosperity of our university, in particular the development of the clinics and institutes, and the substantial promotion of the city's cultural and economic life on the occasion of the university's 400th anniversary.
  65. Wilhelm Busch (February 18, 1861 - September 23, 1929)
    Go Government councilor, at the time of the appointment rector of the Philipps University
    Awarded on July 5, 1927
    To reinforce the centuries-old close bond between the city and the university on the occasion of the university's 400th anniversary
  66. Adolf Haeuser (born November 26, 1857 in Weilburg ; † March 13, 1938 in Frankfurt am Main)
    Go Reg.Rat
    Awarded on November 26, 1927
    In grateful recognition of his self-sacrificing efforts as head of the Marburg University Association , his attachment to the Alma mater Philippina and his generous donation, which expressed his love for the city of Marburg and made it possible for the city to build an indoor swimming pool ("Luisa-Bad") thus to contribute an essential building block for the recovery of the German people.
  67. Carl Bantzer (born August 6, 1857 in Ziegenhain , † December 19, 1941 in Marburg)
    Privy councilor
    Awarded on August 6, 1932
    In grateful recognition of his artistic work for his Hessian homeland and his loyal care for the preservation of the romantic beauties of the city of Marburg.
  68. Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen ; † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck , West Prussia )
    Field Marshal General of the German Army, Reich President
    Awarded on April 3, 1933
    Awarded after a resolution by the NSDAP and DNVP .
    • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn , † April 30, 1945 in Berlin )
      "Führer" and Reich Chancellor
      Awarded on April 3, 1933
      Awarded after a resolution by the NSDAP and DNVP.
      Withdrawal as early as 1946 by order of the American military authorities.
  69. Georg Gaßmann (born May 28, 1910 in Marburg; † August 5, 1987 in Marburg)
    Mayor of Marburg from 1951 to 1970
    Awarded on September 10, 1971
    Occasion / reason
  70. Gerhard Jahn (born September 10, 1927 in Kassel; † October 20, 1998 in Marburg)
    German politician
    Awarded on September 10, 1977
    With the award, the city of Marburg recognized his commitment to the city both as a local and as a federal politician.
  71. Hanno Drechsler (born March 24, 1931 in Schönheide ; † January 4, 2003 in Marburg)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on December 16, 1992
    Drechsler was Lord Mayor of Marburg from 1970 to 1992. On the occasion of his retirement, he was made an honorary citizen for his services to the city. In particular, he is considered to be the decision maker for the "renovation of the old town".
  72. Dietrich Möller (born November 3, 1937 in Dortmund )
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on June 24, 2005
    Möller was Lord Mayor of Marburg from 1993 to 2005. On the occasion of his retirement, he was made an honorary citizen for his services to the city.
  73. Reinfried Pohl (born April 26, 1928 in Cvikov (Zwickau); † June 12, 2014 in Marburg)
    Financial clerk
    Awarded on July 14, 2006
    Patron of the university and sponsor of the city partnership with the Romanian city of Sibiu (Hermannstadt).
  74. Hans Gerhard Schwick (born April 5, 1928 in Marburg; † May 10, 2015 in Berlin)
    Former CEO of Behringwerke before they were broken up into divisional companies.
    Awarded on April 5, 2008
  75. Sister Edith Ludwig (* 1936 in Langenhahn )
    Head of the Gertrudisheim
    Awarded on March 19, 2010
    Sister Edith has " (...) made a special contribution through her extraordinary social and Christian commitment (...) ". She is the first woman to be granted honorary citizenship of the city of Marburg.

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  • List of honorary citizens since 1834. in: Letter of honorary citizenship of the university town of Marburg: Magistrate and city council appoint retired Federal Minister Gerhard Jahn ... as honorary citizen of the university town of Marburg , press office of the city of Marburg 1977

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hinterländer Anzeiger of April 20, 2007 with reference to the minutes of the city council meeting of October 1990
  2. ^ Marburger Neue Zeitung of April 6, 2008
  3. ^ City of Marburg, press release from March 19, 2010