List of honorary citizens of Ulm
The city of Ulm has granted the following people honorary citizenship.
In addition, Adolf Hitler , Wilhelm Murr and Wilhelm Dreher were made honorary citizens in 1933. These honors were declared invalid in 1945.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the city of Ulm
- Johannes von Friz , Oberamtmann in Ulm from 1847 to 1852, later Councilor of State; (1855)
- Baron Karl Holzschuher zu Harrlach , Government Director for the Danube District in Ulm; (1863)
- Baron Karl Schott von Schottenstein , Government Director for the Danube District in Ulm; (1863)
- Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803–1882), director of the grammar school and founder of the secondary school in Ulm; (1869)
- Dean August Landerer (1800–1875), parish priest at Ulm Minster; (1870)
- Ferdinand von Steinbeis (1807–1893), President of the Central Office for Trade and Industry in Stuttgart; (1871)
- Baron Moritz von Prittwitz (1795–1885), builder of the federal fortress in Ulm; (1872)
- Joseph von Egle (1818–1899), court architect and director of the Stuttgart building trade school, Münster restoration advisory board; (1878)
- Karl von Heim (1820–1895), Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm 1863–1890; (1888)
- Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), Imperial Chancellor; (1895)
- August Beyer (1834–1899), master builder of the cathedral; (1898)
- Rudolf von Zingler (1839–1920), fortress governor of Ulm; (1899)
- Baron Maximilian Schott von Schottenstein (1836–1917), Prime Minister of Württemberg; (1900)
- Karl Wacker (1837–1908), Deputy Mayor of the City of Ulm; (1907)
- Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), pioneer of airship construction; (1912)
- Field Marshal General Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), (later) President of the Reich; (1915)
- Otto von Marchtaler , Württemberg Minister of War; (1918)
- General Friedrich von Gerok (1854–1937), Württemberg peace governor of Ulm Fortress; (1918)
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Heinrich von Wagner (1857–1925), Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm 1891–1919; (1919)
- Adolf Hitler (1889-1945); Reich Chancellor (1933)
- Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945), Reich Governor of the NSDAP for Württemberg (1933)
- Wilhelm Dreher (1892–1969), State Commissioner of the NSDAP for Ulm and Upper Swabia and Police Director in Ulm (1933)
- (These three honors were declared invalid after the war (Ulm Official Gazette, June 23, 1945))
- Emil Schwamberger (1882–1955), Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm 1919–1933; (1945)
- Theodor Pfizer (1904–1992), Lord Mayor of Ulm 1948–1972; (1972)
- Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), Federal Chancellor, member of the Bundestag for the Ulm constituency; (1977)
- Senator Karl Eychmüller (1892–1981), Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm May 7 - June 8, 1945, Chairman of the Münsterbauverein; (1977)
- Hans Lorenser (1916–1989), member of the state parliament for the electoral district of Ulm, Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm 1972–1984, and his wife Rosa Lorenser (1914–2009); (1984)
- Ernst Ludwig (1927–2017), Lord Mayor 1984–1992; (1992)
- Inge Aicher-Scholl (1917–1998), sister of Hans and Sophie Scholl , co-founder and first director of the Ulm Adult Education Center , co-founder of the Ulm School of Design (HfG); (1997)
- Wolfgang Eychmüller (1929–2013), entrepreneur, chairman of the Münsterbauverein and the University Society; (2004)
- Lothar Späth (1937–2016), ex-Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, manager, initiator of the science city of Ulm (2006)
- Ivo Gönner (* 1952), former Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm (1992–2016) (2016)
literature
- Verlag Max and Carl Ebner (ed.): Address book 1964 of the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm , Ulm 1964
- City of Ulm (Ed.): Oath of the Lord Mayor , Ulm 1972/1977/1984/1992/1997/2004/2006