List of state awards from Hamburg

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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

Individual evidence

  1. Details at hamburg.de/behoerdenfinder , there honors at marriage anniversaries> The most important thing in advance , accessed on December 26, 2019
  2. The Hanseatic Cross with the Order, Hamburger Abendblatt of January 8, 2010 , accessed on December 27, 2019 (only readable after registration)
  3. Appointment as state actors, chamber singers and chamber musicians. Determination of principles at recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de , accessed on April 6, 2020

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