List of honorary citizens of Schweinfurt

The city of Schweinfurt has so far granted honorary citizenship to 32 people .

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Schweinfurt

Peter Friedrich Christian Endres (* 1787; † 1831)

Dean and pastor

Awarded on November 8, 1822
Heinrich Christian Ullrich (* 1791; † 1861)

deacon

Awarded on November 8, 1822
Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Fabri (* 1797; † 1866)

Progymnasium professor

Awarded on November 8, 1822

Endres, Ullrich and Fabri were jointly honored for their services to the education of the student youth.
Friedrich Wilhelm Russ (* 1779; † 1843)

Chemist

Awarded on April 10, 1826

Ruß, together with Wilhelm Sattler, laid the foundation for the city's paint and wallpaper industry with the industrial production of Schweinfurt greenery
Philipp Franz Freiherr von Gebsattel (* 1759; † 1837)

kgl. District and City Court Director

Awarded on July 28, 1835

Gebsattel earned services to the citizens during his 30 years in the city's judiciary.
Georg Karl von Seuffert (* 1800; † 1870)

kgl. District and City Court Director

Awarded on November 10, 1838

Seuffert was made an honorary citizen in consideration of his excellent work as a member and board member of the judicial authority through prudent promotion of justice, through mutually courteous humanity towards the citizens and residents, and through unmistakable, benevolent striving for their welfare.

Friedrich Rückert
Friedrich Rückert (born May 16, 1788 in Schweinfurt; † January 31, 1866 in Neuses near Coburg)

Prussian privy councilor and poet

Awarded on October 16, 1864

With the award, the city of Schweinfurt proudly honored the famous poet and singer who was born here.
Wilhelm Förtsch (* 1807; † 1872)

Dean and Pastor

Awarded on April 18, 1871

In recognition of the excellent and outstanding services acquired in 16 years as a school visitator of the Protestant elementary schools and advisor to the local school commission for the city's elementary school system.
Adam Ambach (* 1799; † 1875)

Doctor and councilor

Awarded on December 24, 1873

Ambach received honorary citizenship for 25 years of uninterrupted support in the functions of a civil magistrate council and guardianship council and treasurer for poor relief.
Friedrich Stein (* 1820; † 1905)

Advocate and attorney, royal judiciary

Awarded on January 9, 1890

With the appointment as an honorary citizen, the city of Schweinfurt thanked Stein for his successful contribution to the creation of the Rückert monument and his meritorious work in the area of the history of the city. In addition, his many years of zealous and dutiful work as the first board member of the community college was recognized.

Otto von Bismarck
Prince Otto von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh)

first chancellor of the German Empire

Awarded on February 19, 1895

The city thanked (historically incorrect) Bismarck with the award of his far-sighted gaze, which in July 1866, in the course of the German War, saved the city from imminent danger in extreme danger.
Friedrich Wirsing (* 1830; † 1903)

Privatier and Magistrate Council

Awarded on December 16, 1902

From 1870 on, Wirsing made merits as a member of the city council through outstanding loyalty and tireless care for the administration of the city's property, as well as in the field of custody for the city's school system.
Gustav Breiten (* 1840; † 1909)

Advocate and attorney, royal judiciary

Awarded on September 11, 1906

In the most grateful recognition of the services he has earned at the head of the representation of the citizens for over 15 years in a period of the most hard-working and responsible development of the community in tireless dedication to the duties taken on through the most successful cooperation, proven public spirit and always proven citizen friendliness.
Wilhelm Fischer (* 1850; † 1915)

Privatier

Awarded on January 13, 1915

Fischer's high service to the interests of the township in all areas of community life was recognized.
Wilhelm Söldner (* 1857; † 1929)

legally qualified mayor and royal councilor

Awarded on September 17, 1919

The honorary citizenship was awarded in the highest appreciation and recognition of his fruitful and successful over 22 years of work for the good of the city.
Hans Graetz (* 1861; † 1925)

general practitioner and royal councilor

Awarded on December 3, 1919

Graetz worked for many years as a hospital doctor and poor doctor. As an outward sign of the highest appreciation and the warmest thanks of the citizens for the undying merits acquired in almost 30 years of selfless, tireless and self-sacrificing work.
Ernst Sachs (born November 22, 1867 in Konstanz, † July 2, 1932 in Schweinfurt)

Industrial, secret councilor, sole owner of the company Fichtel & Sachs

Awarded on November 21, 1927

Sachs was honored on the occasion of his 60th birthday. This honored his services to the expansion of the ball bearing industry and his generous foundations for the construction of an indoor swimming pool.
Willy Sachs (born July 23, 1896 in Schweinfurt, † November 19, 1958 in Schweinfurt)

Industrial, royal Swedish consul, sole owner of the Fichtel & Sachs company

Awarded on July 20, 1936

On the occasion of his 40th birthday, Sachs was honored for his extraordinary services to the city, in particular through the foundation of the Willy Sachs Stadium.
Nils August Ekberg (* 1886; † 1965)
Director of SKF ball bearing factories
Georg Schäfer (II) (born September 7, 1896 in Schweinfurt, † January 27, 1975 in Erlangen)

Industrialist, partner of the company FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer & Co.

Awarded on December 22, 1952

Both were honored in recognition of their extraordinary services that they achieved after the end of the war by rebuilding their destroyed companies. In doing so, they secured the re-employment of thousands of workers. They resumed social services and promoted social housing.
Jens Ferdinand Gademann (* 1880; † 1969)

Commerce councilor and manufacturer

Awarded on October 21, 1954

Gademann was the owner of the white and colored paint factory Gademann & Co. He made a special contribution to the economy, historical research and cultural life in his hometown.
Karl Wilhelm Peterson (* 1891; † 1964)

Factory director

Awarded on October 21, 1954

Peterson was chairman of the board of directors of SKF ball bearing factories . He was made an honorary citizen for his extraordinary services to the economic rise of the city and the welfare of its citizens.
Benno Merkle (* 1872; † 1959)

Lord Mayor ret. D.

Awarded on June 28, 1957

Merkle served as Lord Mayor of the city from 1920 until the National Socialists came to power in 1933. During this difficult, politically and economically turbulent time, he made extraordinary contributions to the well-being of the city and its citizens.
Georg Schäfer (I) (* 1861; † 1925)

Privy councilor and manufacturer

posthumous award on June 25, 1961

36 years after his death in recognition of his great services to the economic development of the city into an industrial city and to the social well-being of the employees in his company.
Gunnar Wester (* 1904; † 1967)

Chairman of the Board of Management of SKF Ball Bearing Factory , Swedish Consul

Awarded on January 6, 1964

In recognition of its economic and social work for the good of the city and its citizens.
Georg Wichtermann (* 1909; † 1997)

Lord Mayor ret. D.

Awarded on March 23, 1974

Wichtermann was initially a member of the city council from 1946 to 1952 and then deputy mayor until 1956. From 1956 to 1974 he directed the fortunes of the city as Lord Mayor. In his over 30-year tenure as a local politician, he resolutely continued the development phase initiated after the end of the Second World War and brought the city to flourish in many areas of economic, social and cultural life.

Gretel Baumbach
Gretel Baumbach (* 1896; † 1983)

former councilor

Awarded on December 18, 1975

Baumbach was the first woman to be made an honorary citizen. After the end of the war, she provided valuable help in public welfare. We owe the construction of various social institutions, such as the old people's home and youth recreation centers, to their initiative. Baumbach was a member of the Schweinfurt city council from 1946 to 1972.
Otto Schäfer (* 1912; † 2000)

Entrepreneur, co-owner of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer KGaA

Awarded on May 25, 1977

Schäfer was co-owner of the company Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer & Co. He made a name for himself because of his many years of active commitment to the economic, cultural and social issues of the city and its citizens.
Georg Schäfer (III) (* 1928)

Engineer, long-time co-owner of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer KGaA

Awarded on March 4, 2008

Schäfer is among other things co-founder of the "Sammlung-Dr.-Georg-Schäfer-Stiftung . It is thanks to him that the unique collection of paintings put together by his father Georg Schäfer (II) was kept in Schweinfurt and made accessible to the public.
Otto G. Schäfer (* 1937)

Businessman, long-time co-owner of FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer KGaA

Awarded on March 4, 2008

Among other things, Schäfer has transferred his father Otto Schäfer's library to a foundation despite lucrative offers, thus ensuring that it will remain in Schweinfurt. The library includes the almost complete collection of Albrecht Dürer's prints in outstanding quality.
Kurt Petzold (* 1936)

Lord Mayor from 1974 to 1992

Awarded on February 18, 2011
Gudrun Grieser (* 1947)

Lord Mayor from 1992 to 2010

Awarded on February 18, 2011

literature

Address book of the city of Schweinfurt , 2001