List of state awards from Hamburg
The honors and awards of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg are listed in chronological order without weighting. The list contains the awards granted by the Senate or on its behalf.
Not included are awards from foundations, associations, clubs, companies and universities as well as police and fire departments. Also not included are medals of thanks for helpers in one-off disasters (e.g. Great Fire 1842, storm surge 1962 , Oder flood 1997 , Elbe flood 2002 ).
Overview
The table is sortable.
| Year a | Honor / award | Named after | theme | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Honorary citizenship | - | General | The highest honor given by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
| 1815 | War memorial of the Hanseatic Legion b | Hanseatic Legion | War merit | Awarded by the three Hanseatic cities to the participants in the Wars of Liberation in 1813/14 |
| 1853 | Hamburg Medal of Honor | - | Protection / rescue | In silver: for special services to the protection of life and property |
| 1855 | Hamburg Medal of Honor | - | General | In gold: for significant services to Hamburg |
| 1897 | State Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | - | Culture | For excellent performance at exhibitions and competitions of all kinds with the exception of sporting events |
| 1902 | Marriage anniversary medal | - | loyalty | On request, married couples from Hamburg will receive a letter of congratulations from the Mayor and the medal on their 50th and 60th wedding anniversary |
| 1903 | Hamburg Rescue Medal | - | Protection / rescue | For people who carried out rescue acts on Hamburg's territory at considerable risk of their own lives |
| 1915 | Hanseatic Cross b | Hanseatic Legion | War merit | From 1915 to 1920 awarded by the three Hanseatic cities to "front-line fighters who have proven themselves before the enemy" |
| 1925 | Mayor Stolten Medal | Stolten, Otto | General | For people who have made lasting contributions to Hamburg |
| 1926 | Medal for faithful work in the service of the people | - | Common good | In bronze: for people who have volunteered for at least 25 years |
| 1927 | Sports medal | - | Sports | For excellent athletic performance |
| 1928 | Johannes Brahms Medal | Brahms, Johannes | music | For outstanding achievements in the field of music, especially Brahms care |
| 1929 | Lessing Prize | Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim | literature | For poets, writers and scholars whose works deserve distinction |
| 1933 | Dietrich Eckart Prize b | Eckart, Dietrich | literature | 1933 to 1943 for literary-propagandistic works in the sense of National Socialism |
| 1947 | Honorary title "Professor" | - | Science and art | For outstanding service in the field of science and the arts (including music) |
| 1950 | Bach Prize | Bach, Johann Sebastian | music | For composers whose works deserve distinction |
| 1951 | Lichtwark Prize | Lichtwark, Alfred | art | Award for painters, draftsmen and sculptors, whose works of visual arts have gained new aspects in our time |
| 1953 | Medal for faithful work in the service of the people | - | Common good | In silver: for people who have distinguished themselves through special services for the common good. |
| 1955 | Edwin Scharff Prize | Scharff, Edwin | art | For painters, draftsmen, sculptors and artisans who live in the greater Hamburg area and whose works deserve distinction |
| 1956 | Medal for Art and Science | - | Science and art | For special, outstanding achievements of lasting value for Hamburg in the fields of research, science or art |
| 1956 | Constitutional Portuguese | Portuguese people | General | Renewal of a historical honorary award |
| 1961 | Fritz Schumacher Prize c | Schumacher, Fritz | architecture | For architects and engineers whose achievements in the field of urban planning, regional planning or construction deserve distinction. |
| 1963 | Alexander Zinn Prize for Literatureb | Tin, Alexander | literature | By the 1995 Hubert Fichte Prize replaced |
| 1965 | Alexander Zinn Prize for journalists | Tin, Alexander | journalism | For journalists who have made outstanding contributions to the public welfare of Hamburg, especially future-oriented articles |
| 1973 | Senator Neumann Prize | Neumann, Paul | inclusion | For people in Hamburg who take the interests of disabled people into account in an outstanding manner and with an innovative effect and thus contribute to an inclusive society |
| 1978 | Senator Biermann Ratjen Medal | Biermann-Ratjen, Hans-Harder | Culture | For people or groups of people who have made outstanding contributions to Hamburg through artistic or other cultural achievements |
| 1979 | Aby Warburg Prize | Warburg, Aby | science | Until 2012: "Aby M. Warburg Prize". For scientists, writers and other personalities of intellectual life, whose work spans individual scientific disciplines and is anchored in European culture |
| 1985 | Karl Schneider Prize | Schneider, Karl | art | Until 1995: “Prize for the arts and crafts”. For special achievements in the field of applied arts and handicrafts |
| 1986 | Alfred Toepfer Medal | Toepfer, Alfred | Urban development | For special services to urban development or nature and environmental protection |
| 1990 | Hamburg Literature Awards | - | literature | Until 2018: "Hamburg sponsorship awards for literature and literary translations" |
| 1994 | Hubert Fichte Prize | Spruce, Hubert | literature | For writers who show a clear relationship to Hamburg in their work |
| 2005 | Max Schmeling Medal | Schmeling, Max | Common good | For companies that promote voluntary commitment (e.g. their employees) |
| 2013 | Honorary Medal | - | Civil protection | Commitment of voluntary helpers in disaster control |
| 2014 | Foreign use medal | - | Civil protection | Civil protection and humanitarian aid abroad |
| 2017 | Barbara Kisseler Theater Prize | Kisseler, Barbara | theatre | In recognition of the importance and quality of the private theaters and independent groups in Hamburg in particular |
| unknown | Honorary title "Hamburger Kammersänger / in" | - | music | Since at least 1928 to singers for their artistic work |
| unknown | Honorary title "Hamburg Chamber Musician" | - | music | From 1934 to 1936, principles for the appointment of state actors, chamber singers and chamber musicians were established. |
| unknown | Honorary title "Hamburg State Actor" | - | theatre |
aThe year of the foundation is given from 1815. The first award does not necessarily have to take place in the same year.
b Is no longer awarded.
c From 1986 to 2006 the price was suspended.
Prices on which the City of Hamburg involved is
- Since 2002: Hamburg District Culture Prize , by the Authority for Culture and Media
Individual evidence
- ↑ Details at hamburg.de/behoerdenfinder , there honors at marriage anniversaries> The most important thing in advance , accessed on December 26, 2019
- ↑ The Hanseatic Cross with the Order, Hamburger Abendblatt of January 8, 2010 , accessed on December 27, 2019 (only readable after registration)
- ↑ Appointment as state actors, chamber singers and chamber musicians. Determination of principles at recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de , accessed on April 6, 2020
Web links
- Honors, awards and cultural prizes from the Senate ( Memento from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Overview of the Senate's cultural prizes at hamburg.de
- Culture prizes and medals at Kulturkarte.de
- Hamburg medals and decorations at die-deutschen-orden.de (sometimes different names and foundation dates )