List of honorary citizens of Wuppertal

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The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the city of Wuppertal awards. It honors personalities who have rendered outstanding services to the city. After the Second World War, the city had made 13 people honorary citizens. Neither privileges nor obligations are attached to honorary citizenship.

In addition, in 1933 Adolf Hitler , Paul von Hindenburg and August Wilhelm von Prussia were made honorary citizens. These honors were revoked after the end of the Second World War.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Wuppertal

  • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
Chancellor
Awarded on April 4, 1933, revoked after the Second World War
 
President of the empire
Awarded on April 4, 1933, revoked after the Second World War
 
SA Oberführer
Awarded on August 26, 1933, revoked after the Second World War
 
  1. Gerhard Domagk (born October 30, 1895 in Lagow; † April 24, 1964 in Königsfeld in the Black Forest)
    Bacteriologist and Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine and Physiology
    Awarded on January 15, 1951
     
  2. Eduard von der Heydt (born September 26, 1882 in Elberfeld, † April 3, 1964 in Ascona)
    Banker and art collector
    Awarded on November 9, 1952
     
  3. Hermann Herberts (born April 4, 1900 in Cronenberg; † December 25, 1995 in Wuppertal)
    Mayor 1956 to 1961 and 1964 to 1969
    Awarded on April 14, 1980
    The award took place on the occasion of Herberts' 80th birthday. The city honored his achievements in rebuilding the city.
     
  4. Johannes Rau (born January 16, 1931 in Wuppertal; † January 27, 2006 in Berlin)
    Lord Mayor of Wuppertal, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Awarded on January 28, 1991
    Rau was honored for his various services to the city, especially the foundation of the Bergische Universität.
  5. Kurt Drees (* 1925 in Barmen; † January 18, 1998 in Wuppertal)
    mayor
    Awarded on June 18, 1993
     
  6. Gottfried Gurland (born January 28, 1918 in the Baltic States; † October 31, 2002 in Wuppertal)
    Lord Mayor
    Awarded on January 27, 1998
    At the age of 14, Gurland is the longest serving Lord Mayor in the history of the city. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, he was made an honorary citizen.
  7. Ruth Kolb-Lünemann (born June 7, 1924 in Elberfeld; † June 1, 1999)
    Member of the City Council from 1952 to 1994
    Awarded on December 16, 1998
     
  8. Ursula Kraus (born August 2, 1930 in Neunkirchen)
    Mayor 1984 to 1996, member of the council 1984 to 1999 and member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia 1980 to 1996
    Awarded on August 28, 2000
     
  9. Jörg Mittelsten Scheid (born May 7, 1936 in Wuppertal)
    personally liable partner of the company Vorwerk & Co., 1985 to 1997 president of the IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid
    Awarded on December 3, 2001
     
  10. Willfried Penner (born May 25, 1936 in Wuppertal)
    until 2005 Armed Forces Commissioner of the German Bundestag
    Awarded on March 7, 2005
     
  11. Pina Bausch (born July 27, 1940 in Solingen; † June 30, 2009 in Wuppertal)
    Dance teacher and ballet director of the dance theater of the same name
    Awarded on May 27, 2008
     
  12. Lore Jackstädt (born March 14, 1924 in Elberfeld; † January 31, 2019)
    Entrepreneur widow and chairwoman of the Jackstädt Foundation
    Awarded on June 10, 2010
     
  13. Tony Cragg (born April 9, 1949 in Liverpool)
    English visual artist living in Wuppertal since 1977
    Awarded on March 28, 2014
     
  14. Ernst-Andreas Ziegler (born November 28, 1938 in Weimar)
    Journalist, former head of the press office and chairman of the junior university management
    Award ceremony on November 18, 2019
     

The honorary citizens of the predecessor communities of Wuppertal

The predecessor communities Barmen and Elberfeld as well as Cronenberg and Ronsdorf have also given honorary citizenship. Vohwinkel probably did not confer honorary citizenship during the time with the city regulations (1921–1929). However, the information on this is incomplete.

The honorary citizens of the city of Barmen

  1. August Wilhelm Bredt (born March 16, 1817 in Barmen; † March 23, 1895 in Honnef)
    Lord Mayor Barmens
    Awarded: 1879
    On the occasion of his resignation from office, which he held for a long time in Barmen.
  2. Otto Graf von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
    First Chancellor of the German Empire
    Awarded: 1895
    On the occasion of his 80th birthday.
  3. Heinrich Eisenlohr (April 15, 1816 - January 8, 1899)
    Businessman, politician and volunteer
    Awarded on April 14, 1896
     
  4. Otto Jäger (born June 6, 1827 - † August 23, 1892)
    Factory owner and volunteer
    Awarded on:?
     
  5. Otto Schüller (born October 5, 1829 - † November 30, 1899)
    Merchant and alderman
    Awarded on March 28, 1899
     
  6. Wilhelm Werlé (born September 26, 1804 - † August 28, 1880)
    City councilor, alderman and director of the Barmer Gaserleuchtungsgesellschaft
    Awarded on:?
     

The honorary citizens of the city of Elberfeld

  1. Honorary citizenship letter for Friedrich Philippi
    Johann Friedrich Hector Philippi (born March 16, 1802 in Hanover; † January 1, 1880 in Poppelsdorf near Bonn)
    District Court President a. D. Go. Senior Justice Council
    Awarded on April 1, 1875 (city council resolution)
    On the occasion of his resignation from office, which he held for a long time in Elberfeld.
  2. Karl Emil Lischke (born December 30, 1813 in Stettin, † January 14, 1886 in Bonn)
    Lord Mayor of Elberfeld a. D. Go. Councilor and collector
    Awarded on May 30, 1876 (city council resolution)
    On the occasion of his departure from office.
  3. Otto Graf von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
    First Chancellor of the German Empire
    Awarded on March 11, 1895 (city council resolution)
    On the occasion of his 80th birthday.
  4. Viktor Stomps (8 December 1826 - 9 February 1907)
    District Court President a. D. Go. Senior Justice Council
    Awarded on December 19, 1899 (city council resolution)
    On the occasion of his resignation from office, which he held for a long time in Elberfeld.
  5. Baron August von der Heydt (born May 18, 1851 in Elberfeld, † September 28, 1929 in Bonn)
    Consul General and Privy Councilor of Commerce
    Awarded on July 29, 1910 (Elberfeld's three-centenary)
     
  6. Johann Carl August Jung (born July 10, 1842 in Barmen; † November 29, 1911 in Elberfeld)
    Privy Councilor of Commerce, President of the Elberfeld Chamber of Commerce
    Awarded on July 29, 1910 (Elberfeld's three-centenary)
     
  7. Christian Hoeft (born May 10, 1847 in Riesenberg / Silesia; † February 8, 1935 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld)
    President of the Royal Railway Directorate Elberfeld
    Awarded on July 29, 1910 (Elberfeld's three-centenary)
     
  8. Ewald Aders (born April 5, 1842 in Elberfeld, † September 24, 1920 in Elberfeld)
    Banker and Chairman of the Poor Administration
    Awarded: 1918
     

The honorary citizens of the city of Cronenberg

  1. Otto Graf von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
    First Chancellor of the German Empire
    Awarded on June 23, 1895
     
  2. Henry Theodore von Böttinger (born July 10, 1848 in Burton-upon-Trent, † June 9, 1920 in Charlottenburg)
    Industrialist in the chemical industry, representative of associations and national liberal politician
    Awarded on February 20, 1907
     
  3. Albert Kemmann (* 1858; † 1931)
    Mayor of Cronenberg
    Awarded on March 5, 1920
     
  4. Honorary citizenship letter for Carl Greis
    Carl Greis Sr. (* 1851- † 1928)
    Merchant and local politician
    Awarded on July 24, 1924
     
  5. Hubert Holzschneider (* 1849; † 1928)
    Medical Council
    Awarded on July 25, 1924
     

The honorary citizens of the city of Ronsdorf

  1. Otto Graf von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
    First Chancellor of the German Empire
    Awarded: 1895
     
  2. Wilhelm Friedrich Gericke (born September 23, 1823 - † September 27, 1873)
    Mayor of Ronsdorf
    Awarding: unknown
     
  3. Adolf Müller (1843 - May 25, 1895)
    Mayor of Ronsdorf
    Awarding: unknown
     
  4. Gustav Adolf Scheidt (* 1827 in Ronsdorf; † October 2, 1908)
    Entrepreneur and founder
    Awarded on July 15, 1897
     

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Honorary Citizens ( Memento from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: wuppertal.de.
  2. ^ The city of Elberfeld for the three-century celebration 1610–1910
  3. ↑ Three hundredth anniversary of the city of Elberfeld from July 25 to August 1, 1910 ( Memento from June 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Uwe Eckhardt: Cronenberg, people, data facts. Geiger-Verlag 2000, ISBN 3-895-7065-4X .
  5. ^ Letter to honorary citizen Friedrich Philippi
  6. ↑ a b Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal Graves: historical walk through all of the city's cemeteries . Thales-Verl., [Essen] 2007, ISBN 978-3-88908-482-8 , pp. 196-197 .

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