List of honorary citizens of Passau

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Memorial plaques of the honorary citizens of the city of Passau in the town hall
Joseph Ludwig Armansperg

The city of Passau has granted the following people honorary citizenship. They are listed chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of the city of Passau

  1. Joseph Anton Amann von Storchenau (born November 14, 1751 - † February 26, 1832)
    Lieutenant colonel
    Awarded on September 24, 1818
    Amann was a major in the 8th Line Infantry Regiment in Passau.
  2. Joseph Ludwig Graf von Armansperg (born February 28, 1787 in Kötzting, † April 3, 1853 in Munich)
    Statesman
    Awarded in 1849
    From 1826 to 1831 Armansperg was a member of the Bavarian cabinet , initially as Minister of the Interior and Finance , and later as Minister of Foreign Affairs . From 1832 to 1837 he served King Otto of Greece as President of the Regency Council.
  3. Otto Camill Graf von Bray-Steinburg (born May 17, 1807 in Berlin, † January 9, 1899 in Munich)
    Statesman, diplomat
    Awarded in 1849
    Count von Bray-Steinburg was Minister of State of the Kgl in 1846/47. House and 1848/49 Foreign Minister.
  4. Leonhard Freiherr von Hohenhausen (1788–1872)
    General of the cavalry
    Awarded in 1849
    Adjutant General of the King , Administrator of the War Ministry 1847/48
  5. Friedrich Freiherr von Hohenhausen
    Awarded in 1873
  6. Joseph Georg Egger (born December 24, 1824 in Kelheim, † March 22, 1913 in Munich)
    Doctor and geologist
    Awarded in 1881
    From 1871 to 1881 Egger was chairman of the natural science association and honorary chairman of the Passau medical association.
  7. Albert Lucas
    Awarded in 1883
  8. Anton Niederleuthner (born December 17, 1845 in Passau; † July 7, 1907 in the Bergfried steel bath)
    Chief magistrate in Passau
    Awarded in 1887
    Niederleuthner founded the Bavarian Forest Association in Passau and headed it for over 20 years.
  9. Ferdinand Wagner (born January 27, 1847 in Passau, † December 30, 1927 in Munich)
    History painter
    Awarded in 1887
  10. Ferdinand Glockseisen
    Awarded in 1890
  11. Heinrich Freiherr von Schmidt
    Awarded in 1892
  12. Albert Gampert (born January 6, 1847 in Uengershausen near Würzburg, † January 24, 1917 in Passau)
    Kgl. Forestry Council
    Awarded in 1911
    The Forestry Council earned special services in the redesign of the museum of the Bavarian Forest Association on the Veste Oberhaus, the creation of the Prinz-Ludwig-Steige and the path on the Oberhauser Leithe.
  13. Carl Wagner (born July 24, 1842 in Bamberg, † March 25, 1923 in Passau)
    Commerce Council
    Awarded on July 23, 1912
  14. Johann Evangelist Maus (born November 21, 1835 in Passau; † March 14, 1923 ibid.)
    Municipal water manager
    Awarded on November 11, 1919
    He made great contributions to the volunteer fire brigade , of which he was a member for 60 years and in which he was extremely committed.
  15. Franz Seraph von Pichler (born October 4, 1852 in Asenham, † October 5, 1927 in Passau)
    Member of the Bavarian State Parliament and German Reichstag and Provost of Passau, raised to the personal nobility status in 1914 as a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown .
    Awarded in 1922
  16. Franz Stockbauer (born October 19, 1853 - † February 25, 1938)
    Kommerzienrat, founder of the Löwenbrauerei Passau and the Franz and Maria Stockbauerer Foundation.
    Awarded in 1923
  17. Franz Eidenberger (born September 3, 1854 in Neustift near Rohrbach; † November 8, 1924 in Passau)
    Master shoemaker
    Awarded on September 2, 1924
    Eidenberger was a member of the city council from 1919. He made particular merits as a voluntary administrator of the orphanage.
  18. Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf (born October 18, 1855 in Berchtesgaden; † May 11, 1936 in Passau)
    bishop
    Awarded in 1927
  19. Georg Weinholzer
    Awarded in 1927
  20. Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)
    Chancellor
    Awarded in 1933
  21. Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)
    Field Marshal General
    Awarded in 1933
  22. Franz Ritter von Epp (1868–1947)
    Reich Governor
    Awarded in 1933
  23. Simon Konrad Landersdorfer (born October 2, 1880 in Neutenkam near Geisenhausen; † July 21, 1971 in Passau)
    bishop
    Awarded in 1946
  24. Franz Nöpl (born February 21, 1857 in Neureichenau; † July 3, 1949 in Passau)
    Curate at the Maierhof Municipal Hospital
    Awarded in 1947
  25. Wilhelm Leidl
    City School Board
    Awarded in 1948
  26. Hans Carossa (born December 15, 1878 in Tölz, † September 12, 1956 in Rittsteig near Passau)
    Doctor and poet
    Awarded on November 24, 1948
    With the award of honorary citizenship, the city honored Carossa's personal commitment at the end of the war for the surrender of the city without a fight.
  27. Carl Angermann (born November 5, 1866 in Dachau; † August 13, 1951 in Passau)
    Brewery director
    Awarded on October 2, 1950
    Angermann was a board member of Innstadtbrauerei AG and co-founder of Passauer Industrie AG
  28. Franz Schrönghamer-Heimdal (* July 12, 1881 in Marbach bei Eppenschlag; † September 3, 1962 in Passau)
    Local poet and painter
    Awarded in 1951
  29. Carl Sittler (born July 16, 1882 in Marzoll, † February 22, 1963 in Passau)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 1952
  30. Franz Xaver Eggersdorfer
    Awarded in 1957
  31. Anton Sickenberger
    Awarded in 1957
  32. Fritz Schäffer (born May 12, 1888 in Munich, † March 29, 1967 in Berchtesgaden)
    Politician
    Awarded in 1958
  33. Baptist Ritter von Scheuring (1887–1972)
    Awarded in 1961
  34. Stephan Billinger (born February 2, 1897 in Oberhaslbach; † June 30, 1966 in Passau)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on February 19, 1965
    Billinger was Lord Mayor of the city from 1948 to 1964 and during this time made great contributions to the reconstruction of the city.
  35. Max Matheis (born June 28, 1894 in Triftern; † August 3, 1984 in Passau)
    Local writer
    Awarded in 1967
  36. Rudolf Hellge
    doctor
    Awarded in 1967
  37. Josef Oswald (born April 1, 1900 in Riggerding; † January 10, 1984 in Passau)
    University professor, local researcher and historian
    Awarded in 1968
  38. Otto Geyer (born January 21, 1889 in Schatzhofen near Landshut, † July 28, 1990 in Passau)
    School principal, local researcher
    Awarded on December 2, 1968
  39. Hans Kapfinger (born December 27, 1902 in Adldorf near Landau an der Isar; † July 28, 1985 in Passau)
    Newspaper publisher, founder of the Passauer Neue Presse
    Awarded in 1971
  40. Johann Riederer (born June 3, 1910 in Graisbach ; † January 15, 1979 in Landshut )
    District President of Lower Bavaria (1963 to 1975), sponsor of the University of Passau
    Awarded December 22, 1972
  41. Hermann Wösner (born January 29, 1921 in Passau; † May 16, 1982 in Passau)
    Member of the state parliament from 1961 to 1978 for the constituency of Passau.
    Awarded on February 19, 1979
  42. Antonius Hofmann (born October 4, 1909 in Rinchnach, † March 11, 2000 in Passau)
    bishop
    Awarded in 1979
  43. Emil Brichta (born September 26, 1915 in Brno; † June 12, 1997 in Passau)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on April 30, 1984
    Brichta was a member of the city council from 1956. In 1961 he was first elected 2nd Mayor, and in 1964 Lord Mayor. After being at the head of the city for twenty years, he was made an honorary citizen when he left office.
  44. Gebhard Glück (born June 18, 1930 in Munich; † March 24, 2009 in Passau)
    Educator and politician
    Awarded in 1990
  45. Anton Hochleitner (born December 5, 1927 in Vilshofen an der Donau; † December 25, 2018 in Munich)
    City councilor, member of the Bavarian State Parliament from 1962 to 1982
    Awarded in 1990
  46. Suzanne Sauvaigo
    From 1985 to 1995 mayor of the twin town of Cagnes-sur-Mer
    Awarded in 1993
  47. Fritz Gerstl (born May 16, 1923 in Ausernzell, † August 21, 2014 in Passau)
    District Administrator a. D., Member of the Bundestag
    Awarded on July 19, 1993
    Gerstl worked from 1964 to 1970 as district administrator for the district of Passau . From 1972 to 1987 he was a member of the German Bundestag.
  48. Hans Hösl (born March 21, 1929 in Passau; † June 19, 2008 in Vilshofen)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on November 4, 1993
    After the regional reform in 1972 , Hösl was first elected second mayor, and after two terms in office, from 1984 to 1990, he was elected mayor.
  49. Hanns Egon Wörlen (born April 5, 1915 in Marnheim; † February 17, 2014 in Passau)
    Architect, patron of the arts
    Awarded on December 22, 1994
    As an architect of numerous public and private buildings, he made a lasting contribution to the preservation of the historic old town. In 1988 he set up a foundation to establish the Museum of Modern Art .
  50. Karl-Heinz Pollok (born August 22, 1929 in Gera; † July 24, 2003 in Passau)
    Philologist, founding president of the University of Passau
    Awarded in 1997
  51. Axel Diekmann
    Awarded in 2007
  52. Willi Schmöller (born February 16, 1945 in Passau)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded in 2007


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anna Rosmus : Hitler's Nibelungen , 2015 (p. 62/64)