List of personalities of the town of Česká Lípa

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Coat of arms of the city of Česká Lípa (German Bohemian Leipa )

The list of personalities of the city of Česká Lípa in the Czech Republic contains people who played an important role in the history of the city of Česká Lípa (German: Bohemian Leipa ). These are personalities who were born or died here or who worked here.

For the personalities from the localities incorporated into Česká Lípa, see the corresponding local articles.

sons and daughters of the town

The following people were born in Česká Lípa or the present-day parts of the city. Whether or not they later had their sphere of activity in Česká Lípa is irrelevant.

Personalities of the early modern period

19th century personalities

Hermann Zschokke (around 1910)

20th century personalities

People who died in Česká Lípa

  • Heinrich Wedrich († 1904), industrialist, art collector, museum founder and patron of the city of Leipa
  • Franz Mohaupt († 1916), composer, educator and author who used the pseudonym Ernst Schelmerding for his educational writings
  • Anton Goldbach Edler von Sulittaborn († 1924 in Neugarten), officer who belonged to the Austro-Hungarian generals during the First World War [1] and was awarded the Military Maria Theresa Order in 1922
  • Emil Ressel († 1926), teacher, poet and reciter
  • Heinrich (Heinz) Rutha († 1937), interior designer and politician of the Sudeten German Party (SdP), was a leading member of the Sudeten German youth movement after the First World War, a close confidante of Konrad Henlein and co-founder of the SdP
  • Rudolf Thume († 1945), factory owner and district administrator in the German district of Böhmisch Leipa
  • Emil Ludvík († 2007), jazz musician (piano, accordion, band leader), film composer and human rights activist

Personalities associated with the city

  • Alfred Knotz (1844–1906), lawyer in Bohemian Leipa and member of parliament.
  • Franz Hantschel (1844–1940), doctor, local researcher, high school professor in Bohemian-Leipa and co-founder of the North Bohemian Excursion Club

Individual evidence

  1. Meyer's Lexicon (accessed on October 21, 2018)