List of personalities of the city of Stralsund

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Coat of arms of the city of Stralsund

The list of personalities of the city of Stralsund chronologically lists the people who were born according to the century they were born

The Hanseatic city of Stralsund , which was granted the town charter in 1234, has been the scene of many important events in the course of its history. It was also one of the most important cities of the Hanseatic League , later the center of Swedish Pomerania and one of the main towns in Pomerania. As such, it was of great economic and military importance. Therefore Stralsund has always been a city in which important personalities lived and worked. Many people who later became important grew up here and received their basic knowledge at the Stralsund grammar school .

The list also includes mayors and lord mayors; a more detailed list of these people can be found under List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Stralsund . The rügen and Pomeranian rulers are not listed, see the list of the dukes of Pomerania and the list of the rügen princes .

14th Century

Nikolaus Lilienfeld
Watchmaker, engineer and astronomer. He built and completed the astronomical clock in St. Nikolai (Stralsund) in 1394 and, based on comparisons of shapes, is believed to be the builder of other monumental clocks in the Baltic Sea region. His portrait handed down in Stralsund is considered the oldest watchmaker portrait in the German-speaking area.
The dressmaker, who also made a name for himself in the fight against pirates on the Baltic Sea, took over the mayor's office in 1390. In 1391 he forced a reform of the Stralsund city constitution. Two years later the patricians had Sarnow executed.
Wulflam was Mayor of Stralsund from 1364 to 1391. He came from the merchant family of the same name. The Wulflamhaus , an imposing gabled house opposite the town hall , is a reminder of the great importance of the Wulflams for Stralsund, which was expressed in the Peace of Stralsund in 1370 . The bank of the Frankenteich was named Wulflamufer in his honor .

15th century

Johannes Aepinus
Has been a member of the Stralsund Council since 1432. He was elected mayor in 1443 and made great contributions to the administration and fortification of the city.
Born in Stralsund, he was councilor and mayor of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. As a lawyer he worked as an expert in the War of the Szczecin Succession .
The Roman Catholic theologian taught canon law as a legal scholar and was the rectorate of the University of Greifswald nine times.
  • Johann Berckmann (born in the last quarter of the 15th century; † March 12, 1560)
The theologian and chronicler, who probably came from Stralsund, preached the doctrine of the Reformation in Stralsund . He wrote a city chronicle covering the years 1510 to 1560.
The theologian was one of the city's reformers . In 1535 he followed Johannes Knipstro to the post of superintendent.
The theologian and reformer worked as a Protestant preacher in Stralsund. His proclamation had the consequence that the Evangelicals got the majority in the city government. Stralsund became a Protestant city. Johannes Aepinus drew up the church order, which was carried out immediately. While he was initially a deacon at St. Marien , he was soon to become the first pastor at St. Nikolai . From here he made numerous trips to work for the Reformation in the Pomeranian Church. He came first among the Pomeranian preachers.
The theologian was the rector of a private school on St. Johanniskirchhof from 1524 to 1528 . Aepinus was commissioned by the city council of Stralsund to develop a reformist church order, which was introduced on November 5, 1525 and is known as the first evangelical church order.
Wardenberg came from an old Stralsund patrician family and was de facto Bishop of Schwerin in 1516.

16th Century

Monument to Lambert Steinwich by Wilhelm Jacobi
Wallenstein
The lawyer and chronicler was mayor of Stralsund for 20 years. His diary provides a precise description of life at that time.
Born in Stralsund, he was a German chronicler and historian. He collected historical news about Pomerania. Among other things, he has further developed Johannes Bugenhagen's Pommeria , so that his work has secured a place for himself in German historical literature. His Low German script with the title "Fragmenta der Pommerischen Geschichte" was the first German chronicle of Pomerania that reached from the beginning of the history of Pomerania until 1534. In 1538 he converted this into a High German chronicle that includes eleven books.
The terracotta sculptor created wall tiles for the Minervahaus on the Alter Markt.
Sastrow moved to Stralsund in 1555, where he became city councilor in 1562 and mayor in 1578. His autobiography "Bartholomäi Sastrowen Her Come, Birth and Course of His Whole Life (1595–96)" is considered the most important work of autobiographical prose of the 16th century.
The priest, who came from a Pomeranian knightly dynasty, held the senior pastoral office in Stralsund from 1521.
The Protestant theologian was employed at the local grammar school and by the pastor from 1592 to 1593.
Herlitz was organist at the Nikolaikirche (Stralsund) from 1591 until his death .
The German lawyer, diplomat and politician was Mayor of Stralsund from 1616 to 1629. During the siege of Stralsund in the Thirty Years' War in 1628, he conducted negotiations with Albrecht von Wallenstein . At the same time Steinwich secretly negotiated with Danes and Swedes, with whose help Stralsund could be successfully defended. Today a memorial created by the sculptor Wilhelm Jacobi on the Wulflamufer commemorates him. Furthermore, a Stralsund school and street bear his name.
The pastor, who among other things looked after the Voigdehagen church , wrote the epic Bellum Sundense in 1639 , which dealt with the siege of Stralsund by princely troops in the 14th century.
Bestbosel, born in Stralsund, was a lawyer.
The Swedish Chancellor helped the Stralsund defenders to repel the siege by Wallenstein in 1630.
The general Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein, who fought for the Emperor's Catholic League, besieged the city in vain in 1628, which received Swedish support in defense and subsequently belonged to Sweden for almost 200 years. Wallenstein is ascribed the saying: “And be the city forged with chains to the sky - I'll bring it down!” Today the Wallenstein Festival is the most important historical festival in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
Andreae, born in Stralsund, went to study in the Netherlands. He became Professor of Law at the University of Franeker and was then for more than 25 years a judge at the High Council, the highest court in Friesland. During the Thirty Years War he traveled as a diplomat to negotiate in Poland, Denmark and Sweden. As President of the States General, he signed the ratification document for the Peace of Munster in 1648.
The officer defended Stralsund against Wallenstein in 1628 .
After Stellwagen had completed its first new building contract in Stralsund 1651-1653 (in John Church ) and the organ in the Church of St. James had performed maintenance work, he created in the Marienkirche a homemade preserved today .

17th century

Carl Gustav Wrangel
Axel von Löwen
Nikolaus Ludwig Count of Zinzendorf
Councilor and Mayor of Stralsund
Legal scholar, judge at the Wismar Tribunal
The organist from Dresden came to Stralsund in 1635 and worked as an organist in the Marienkirche until his death in 1646 .
The church musician and composer was appointed sub-principal at the grammar school in Stralsund in 1624 . Until his death in 1667 he worked there as vice rector.
The Swedish Field Marshal was Governor General of Swedish Pomerania from 1648 until his death in 1676. In the years 1660 to 1665 Wrangel had the “Wrangelsche Palais” built in Stralsund on Heilgeiststraße there.
Born in Stralsund, he was an architect and builder. He went to Sweden at a young age, to which Stralsund belonged at that time.
Fabian von Fersen was Royal Swedish Commander in Stralsund from 1659 to 1662.
The Protestant theologian was called to Stralsund as a pastor. Here he was made lucrative offers to move to Sweden to the royal court, which he turned down. In 1680 he became general superintendent in Pomerania .
The Brandenburg and Electoral Saxon field marshal was involved in the conquest of Stralsund in the war against Sweden 1675–1679.
Born in Szczecin, he worked as a doctor in Stralsund from 1677 to 1679.
The physician, historian and university professor was a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy .
The Swedish general and field marshal was born in 1651 in Stralsund, then part of Sweden.
After the conquest of Stralsund, the Prussian general was promoted to general of the cavalry.
The Swedish diplomat was born as Henning Vieth in Stralsund.
The field marshal besieged the city in 1711.
The architect, builder and major general defended the city in 1715.
The future general took part in the siege of Stralsund in 1715 as adjutant general of Prince Leopold von Dessau .
Born in Stralsund, he was a doctor and taught at the universities in Rostock and Copenhagen.
The theologian was pastor at the Nikolaikirche (Stralsund) and archivist in the Stralsund council archive .
Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, who was later promoted to field marshal, was involved in the conquest of Stralsund in 1715 as the commander of Saxon troops.
Born in Stralsund, he was a land rent master in Swedish Pomerania. He was a son of the councilor and later Stralsund mayor Johann Friedrich Coch .
Christoph Pyl was the principal at the local grammar school. The pedagogue came from an old Stralsund patrician family.
The General Field Marshal besieged Stralsund in 1715.
Elias Keßler was one of the most important sculptors of his time in the Pomerania region. He created numerous decorations for churches in the region.
During the siege of Stralsund , Duhan attracted the attention of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I for his particular bravery , who thereupon appointed him tutor of his then four-year-old son, Crown Prince Friedrich .
Raupach, who came from the Duchy of Schleswig, was organist in St. Nikolai in Stralsund. He was the father of Gerhard Christoph Raupach (1708–1759) and Hermann Friedrich Raupach (1728–1778).
The governor-general of Swedish Western Pomerania was the founder of an important literature collection in what is now Stralsund's city archive . A conference hall in Stralsund's town hall and his former residence, the Löwensche Palais, were named after him.
The officer besieged the city in 1711.
The pedagogue was appointed rector in Stralsund in 1740. From 1750 he wrote a history of the Stralsund high school.
The German general in French service besieged the city in 1711.
The Dutch baroque sculptor designed the tomb of Count Lilienstedt in the Marienkirche in 1732 . This is considered to be the most important baroque marble sculpture in Pomerania.
The Lutheran theologian and founder of the Herrnhuter Brothers Congregation passed the orthodoxy test in Stralsund in 1734.

18th century

Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Bust of Ernst Moritz Arndt in the Katharinenkloster, the location of his grammar school
Monument to Ferdinand von Schill
Diedrich Johann Longé
Gottlieb Christian Mohnike
Born in Stralsund, he was organist at the Marienkirche. He was a son of Christoph Raupach .
The doctor and writer attended school in Stralsund.
The pedagogue was the rector of the Stralsund grammar school for 20 years.
Born in Stralsund, he was a member of the Pomeranian Lords von Platen and fought in the Seven Years' War in Pomerania
During the Seven Years' War he was French commissioner for the Russian and Swedish troops for two years and headed the reinforcement of the Stralsund city fortifications .
The German Protestant theologian and popular philosopher was the son of Pastor von Tribsees and attended high school in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he attended the city's high school in the former Katharinenkloster .
The Swedish master shipbuilder and vice-admiral worked in Stralsund from 1760–62. He is considered to be the founder of scientifically based ship design. His main work "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria" from 1768 can be viewed as an original in the Stralsund City Archives.
The organ builder renovated the Stellwagen organ in St. Mary's Church in 1775 .
Born in Stralsund, he was a composer and lived in Saint Petersburg , Hamburg and Paris . He was a son of Christoph Raupach .
Born in Stralsund, after studying in Jena and Göttingen, he worked as an Evangelical Lutheran clergyman in his hometown, from 1792 to 1804 as superintendent.
The enlightener and reformer was the chief tax officer in Swedish Pomerania . He donated the Stralsund high school a medal for ambitious students.
The constitutional lawyer and historian grew up in Stralsund and also attended high school here.
Born in Stralsund, she was one of the few women to be awarded an academic degree in the 18th century.
Born in Stralsund, he was an important pharmacist and chemist. He carried out his research in several cities in the Swedish heartland, such as Stockholm and Uppsala , and discovered oxygen there, among other things .
Born in Stralsund, he was a German legal scholar and consistorial director.
The officer fought here against Ferdinand von Schill in 1809 .
Groskurd initially worked as vice rector and later as rector of the Stralsund grammar school. Ernst Moritz Arndt was one of his students .
The Protestant theologian was born in Stralsund and attended grammar school here until Easter 1766. From 1812 he was the last general superintendent for Pomerania and Rügen (in 1828 it was determined that the general superintendent in Western Pomerania would be abolished). He gave the sermon on the occasion of the handover of Stralsund, which had previously belonged to Sweden, to Prussia.
Born in Stralsund, he was a doctor, botanist and chemist in Greifswald.
Furchau was the rector of the Stralsund grammar school. Ernst Moritz Arndt , who lived in Furchau's house, was one of his students .
Kindten was an organ builder who had settled in Stralsund in 1790.
Born in Stralsund, he was a German philologist and high school teacher. He reformed the Greifswald city school and thus created the basis for a modern citizen school.
Born in Stralsund, he was a lawyer, court director and mayor in his hometown. He was a bearer of the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle and a knight of the Swedish Order of the North Star.
The French general led the siege of the city in 1807.
The Reichsfeldmarschall was Governor General from 1800.
Born in Stralsund, he was a lawyer and entomologist.
The writer and poet was born as Elise Brandenburg in Laasphe, today the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. She comes from a long-established Stralsund family.
Born in Stralsund, Biederstedt was a theologian, royal Swedish consistorial councilor and historian.
The Marshal was Governor General from 1806 during the occupation by France.
Born in Stralsund, he was a Swedish general field master and Prussian lieutenant general of the artillery.
The German poet, who comes from the island of Rügen, attended the Stralsund grammar school in the Katharinenkloster from 1787 to 1789 and worked in Stralsund for the Swedish government in 1806.
The French Marshal captured Stralsund in 1807; Napoleon I then transferred the General Government in Pomerania to him.
The younger brother of the headmaster of the Stralsund grammar school attended this school from 1780 to 1790. From 1797 to 1823 he worked here as a teacher.
The lieutenant colonel was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on March 15, 1854 because of his services to the city and its people .
  • Karl Lappe (born April 24, 1773 - † October 28, 1843)
The poet and writer was a teacher at the Stralsund high school from 1801.
The Prussian officer, fighting against foreign rule, entered Stralsund on May 25th with his regiment. Despite all warnings, Schill was determined to keep the place by all means. On May 31, 1809 Stralsund was stormed by the 6,000-strong troops of the Dutch general Gratien and the Danish general Ewald. Schill fell apart and unnoticed in Fährstrasse. His head was sent to the King of Westphalia, his body was buried in the St. Jürgen cemetery. He was later revered as a "freedom hero". In Stralsund, a memorial in the Schillanlage, a memorial stone at the place where he fell, his tomb in the cemetery and a street and school named after him remind of him.
The composer Paul Struck was a son of the Stralsund book printer Christian Lorenz Struck. Before 1800 he went to Vienna and became a student of Joseph Haydn . He composed songs, dances and chamber music.
Born in Stralsund, he attended high school in the Katharinenkloster. He became a theologian and professor of aesthetics in Greifswald.
The Bavarian Catholic theologian was a priest at the Trinity Church in Stralsund from 1803 .
The Stralsund-born son of the architect and fortress builder Carl Fredrik von Röök was an artist and architect. He worked as court manager in Stockholm and was the founder of the Swedish National Museum.
The conductor and composer received his training in violin and composition in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, the son of Stralsund's postal director, he entered Swedish military service and became Stralsund's commander in 1814. With the handover of Swedish Pomerania to Prussia, he switched to the Prussian military service, was temporarily commander of the Stralsund Landwehr Regiment and received his departure as a major general in 1824.
The former Swedish naval officer built the foundations of the Prussian navy in Stralsund . Among other things, he initiated the construction of the Stralsund war schooner .
The German translator, theologian and philologist attended the Stralsund grammar school and was appointed pastor of the St. Jakobi Church after completing his studies in 1813. From 1819 he also assumed the duties of consistorial and school council and was head of the government school authority. Otto Gottlieb Mohnike's father is buried in Stralsund.
Forester, head of the forestry office in the Stralsund administrative region and inventor of tree measuring instruments
The son of the local rector, born in Stralsund, was a Protestant theologian and a poet.
Nizze was rector of the Stralsund grammar school and a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly . He is buried in the St. Jürgen cemetery in Stralsund .
The writer founded the literary weekly Sundine in Stralsund in 1827 together with Karl Lappe , of which he was editor until 1844.
Ziemssen was a Protestant theologian and Pomeranian church historian. He was pastor at St. Marien.
The lawyer was a district judge from 1852 in Stettin and later in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he was a classical philologist.
Initially a Swedish, later a Prussian officer in the Landwehr, Vice-Chief Hunting Officer and real secret councilor to the King in Berlin and chief of the court hunting department.
The theologian and educator was born in Stralsund and taught at the University of Greifswald.
Von Haselberg settled in Stralsund in 1821 as a “doctor, surgeon and obstetrician”. In 1830 he took over the position of the Government Medical Council in Stralsund on an interim basis and was officially appointed to the Government and Medical Council in 1831. His son Ernst von Haselberg (1827–1905) was a city architect in Stralsund.
The important organ builder created the organ of the St. Nikolai Church (Stralsund)
The Protestant theologian, historian, pedagogue and librarian taught in Stralsund and was a librarian here.
Born in Stralsund, he grew up in Damgarten, studied in Dresden and worked as a genre painter.

19th century

Bust of Hermann Burmeister
Ferdinand Jühlke
Rudolf Baier
Otto Fock
Eduard von Jachmann
Georg Wertheim
The Prussian general was given command of a battalion of the Royal Regiment No. 2 in April 1850 and was city commander in Stralsund for several years. Here he married the widowed Countess Ranzau, who came from the Stralsund council family Israel.
Born in Stralsund, Schnitter was a lawyer and writer.
  • Arnold Ruge (born September 13, 1802, † December 31, 1880)
The German writer attended high school here, which he successfully graduated from high school in 1821 at the age of 19.
The politician worked as the district president in Stralsund from 1833.
  • Adolf von Pommer Esche (* June 24, 1804; † December 7, 1871), civil servant, President of the Rhine Province, member of the Prussian mansion
  • Wilhelm Brücke (* around 1805; † 1870)
Born in Stralsund, he was a landscape painter. He attended school in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he was an important natural scientist. He toured South America and published numerous works.
Born in Oedenburg in the Kingdom of Hungary, he worked as a high school teacher at the Stralsund high school from 1834 and was politically active in Stralsund.
The doctor from Gingst founded the first insane asylum in Stralsund and was its first senior doctor.
Among other things, the engineer created the Stralsund water supply.
Born in Stralsund, he was an important entomologist.
Born in Stralsund, he was a Protestant theologian and church historian.
The politician served as President of the Stralsund government from 1852 to 1869. He was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on March 31, 1869 .
The Swedish horticultural teacher and writer was born in Stralsund and attended school here.
Born in Stralsund, he was a scientist and researcher.
The garden architect played a key role in converting the Stralsund fortifications into green spaces.
Born in Stralsund, he was a journalist and poet. He is an honorary citizen of Stralsund .
Born in Stralsund, he was a draftsman, eraser, copper and steel engraver.
After completing his studies in Greifswald, the German mathematician got a job as a senior teacher at the grammar school in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he was an important botanist.
Museum founder and director of the Kulturhistorisches Museum Stralsund .
The shipbuilder and entrepreneur was born in Stralsund.
  • Otto Fock (born April 29, 1819 - † October 24, 1872)
The theologian and historian was the author of the Rügensch-Pomeranian stories from seven centuries (Leipzig 1861–72, 6 volumes). He died in Stralsund, where he had retired. He attended the Stralsund high school from 1834 to 1837.
Politician
The Vice Admiral was gunboat commander in Stralsund from 1849 to 1852 during the Schleswig-Holstein War.
Vice Admiral of the Imperial German Navy
The painter worked for the Stralsund playing card factory , among other things .
The politician was President of the Government from 1867; he is an honorary citizen of Stralsund . The Coronation Altar in St. Mary's Church comes from his family property .
The architect and builder was the city planning director in Stralsund.
The organ builder took over an organ building workshop in Stralsund in 1858 and in 1877 created the largest organ in Stralsund with four manuals, pedal and 69 stops in the Jakobikirche .
Born in Stralsund, he was elected successor to Mayor Denhard in 1879 after many years of service in the council. On June 27, 1887, Tamms was named First Mayor. Because of his great services to the city of Stralsund, Kaiser Wilhelm II appointed him Lord Mayor.
The German writer lived in Stralsund from 1835, where he also attended high school.
The Stralsund painter was one of the first members of the Association of Berlin Women Artists . She fought for the right of women to earn a living from their own work.
The Minister of State was councilor in Stralsund from 1865 to 1869 and was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on January 30, 1890 .
On June 5, 1912, the Council of Justice was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund for its work in building the sanatorium .
The Lutheran theologian taught as a professor of New Testament exegesis at the Universities of Kiel, Greifswald and Halle (Saale).
The German doctor and campaigner for the right to study for women graduated from a private girls' school in Stralsund. She is buried in the Knieper cemetery.
Born in Stralsund, she became a writer and published philosophical writings.
The theologian was appointed general superintendent of the newly formed Sprengel Liegesitz in the ecclesiastical province of Silesia.
Born in Stralsund, he was a conductor and composer. He died in Breslau .
Admiral and Chief of the Admiralty Staff of the Imperial German Navy
On August 14, 1879, Tietz opened the first German department store in Stralsund, where he only sold goods at fixed prices and with cash payments. He was the first to give his customers an exchange right. Tietz thus laid the foundation for a department store group that operates across Germany.
Born in Stralsund, he became a Prussian general staff officer, division commander and general of the artillery.
  • Ernst Gronow (born January 20, 1856 - † October 18, 1932)
Gronow was Lord Mayor of Stralsund from 1909 to 1924 . He was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on December 6, 1924 .
Wertheim grew up in Stralsund. After completing his commercial apprenticeship with Wolff and Apolant, he and his brother Hugo took over the parents' shop, which was founded in 1875. The two brothers quickly brought new ideas to the business: customers were given the opportunity to exchange goods, the prices were no longer negotiable, and sales were only made for cash. He founded the Wertheim Group in Stralsund .
Born in Stralsund, she was a silent film actress.
Born in Stralsund, he was a state minister and politician (DVP) in Sondershausen .
The doctor and writer is the inventor of infiltration anesthesia. In 1879 he passed the Abitur at the Katharinen grammar school in the former Katharinenkloster in Stralsund .
Born in Stralsund, an ancient historian , he became a professor at the Franz Joseph University in Czernowitz in 1902 and taught in Leipzig from 1913 to 1927.
Born in Stralsund, dermatologist became professor at the Martin Luther University in Halle and was the inventor of the Kromayer lamp
Born in Stralsund, he was a famous violin virtuoso in Berlin. Founded the Chamber Music Association of the Royal Chapel in 1906.
The sculptor created, among other things, the monument for Lambert Steinwich in Stralsund.
Politician, Prussian Minister of Agriculture
The native of Stralsund painted her hometown and surroundings. She is an honorary citizen of Stralsund . She lived in Stralsund in the Schloss am Sund .
Lietz, who became known as a teacher, attended the Stralsund high school.
The Swedish nobleman was very committed to strengthening relations between Sweden and Germany, especially for the Pomeranian region and Stralsund in particular. He was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on July 24, 1928 .
The historian and genealogist taught at the University of Leipzig and wrote the biography of Moritz von Sachsen and the basic work The Founding of the Empire .
The German tropical medicine specialist, who was born in Stralsund, did a great job researching sleeping sickness.
SPD politician, Member of Parliament and Vice President of the Braunschweig State Parliament
The painter and graphic artist from the Düsseldorf School of Painting created views of cities and individual buildings, preferably Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, she was a painter. She belonged to the Hiddenseer Künstlerinnenbund der Blauer Scheune . According to her was a street Stralsund named.
The conductor and composer was theater music director in Stralsund for a few months in 1900.
Born in Stralsund, he was an ENT doctor and university professor in Rostock and Bonn.
Born in Stralsund, she was a German politician (SPD, USPD). In 1945 she founded the anti-fascist women's committee.
Born in Stralsund, he was an orthopedic technician and medical technology inventor.
The politician was the last democratically elected mayor before World War II .
The socialist politician worked in Stralsund and Greifswald after the Second World War.
The admiral of the Reichsmarine and fleet chief was born in Stralsund. As the commander of the school cruiser Emden , he carried out a training trip from November 14, 1926 to March 14, 1928 as a trip around the world. Most recently he was President of the German-Japanese Society in Berlin.
  • Paul Droßel (born December 15, 1880 - † November 18, 1954)
Born in Stralsund, Droßel was a resistance fighter against National Socialism. He was honored as Righteous Among the Nations.
Born in Stralsund, he was a German biologist, educator and founder of the predecessor museum of today's German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund.
Uhsemann was a homeland researcher and principal of a local middle school. He published numerous essays and books on the history of Stralsund.
  • Emil Heuser (born September 15, 1882 - † December 24, 1953)
The chemist was a university professor for cellulose chemistry in Germany and the United States of America.
The artist and preacher created a wooden sculpture in the Jakobikirche .
Born in Stralsund, she was a narrator and translator.
  • Peter Pooth (born July 21, 1884 - † February 1, 1958)
The German scientist and archivist made a special contribution to the holdings of the Stralsund city archive .
From August 1918, Kirchmann was also chairman of the USPD in the Stralsund administrative region. In 1922 he took over the chairmanship of the SPD sub-district Stralsund. From 1923 to 1924 he was a member of the Reichstag, from 1924 a member of the Stralsund citizenship. From 1925 to 1933 he was a member of the Prussian state parliament.
August Streufert worked in Stralsund and was a member of the civic college and the Reichstag.
The painter, illustrator, graphic artist, film architect and costume designer was a founding member of the Darmstadt Secession .
  • Paul Sack (December 19, 1887 - September 12, 1972)
The bricklayer carried out a high-performance shift in the style of Adolf Hennecke at the Volkswerft and was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on September 1, 1949 .
The painter was a freelance artist and drawing teacher at the Hansa School . She was married to Erich Kliefert .
  • Hans Rauch (born May 2, 1888; † April 12, 1970)
The doctor was chief physician at the Sund hospital . He was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on May 2, 1963 .
In 1919, Adler was appointed director of the Stralsund city archive , the adult education center and the public library as well as the provincial museum for New Western Pomerania and Rügen . He headed these institutions until 1950.
After a theater scandal in Stralsund, Germany, the German actress was banned from working and emigrated soon afterwards.
Otto Kortüm was a politician (SPD) and after the Second World War the first mayor of Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he was an actor.
Born in Stralsund, he was a German thinker. His father was the owner of the large butcher shop, blanket.
The theologian wrote numerous writings on the church history of Pomerania. He died in Stralsund, where a street commemorates him.
The painter, whose large-format murals in Stralsund's main train station still welcome rail travelers today, was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on June 20, 1993 .
Born in Stralsund, he was a craftsman (carpenter) and politician (KPD; SED).
Born in Stralsund, the son of a businessman worked as a journalist from 1926 and was a foreign correspondent in Europe and Asia. He was successful as a non-fiction author before, during and after World War II.
  • Hans Winter (born June 21, 1895 - † December 4, 1969)
The horticultural architect took over the post of horticultural inspector in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund on February 15, 1926. He works on the planning for the parks on the Wulflamufer and the Sundpromenade . He was also entrusted with the redesign of the Schillanlage. Together with the town planning council, he is working on the North General Plan, which envisaged the creation of a green belt in the north-west of Stralsund. In 1939 he was commissioned to design the new main cemetery. With the park-like cemetery later known as the “Central Cemetery” , Winter created his last work in the city on the Strelasund.
  • Max Brunnow (born September 26, 1896 - † February 10, 1940)
Born in Stralsund, he was a resistance fighter against National Socialism.
The resistance fighter against National Socialism worked as a politician in Stralsund from 1953. From 1967 he was an honorary citizen of Stralsund . In Stralsund, a street and a cultural center were named after his death .
German writer
  • Henry Vahl (born October 26, 1897 - July 21, 1977)
Born in Stralsund in 1897 as the son of a fisherman, he was an actor at the Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater .
German officer of the Wehrmacht who was involved in the preparation of the assassination attempt of July 20, 1944.
  • Erich Mix (born June 27, 1898 - † April 9, 1971)
The politician worked for the government here in 1925.
Born in Stralsund, she belonged to the Düsseldorf Academy . After her return to Stralsund, she mainly painted landscapes of the area and Rügen. A Stralsunder Straße is named after the painter .
The chairman of the Kampfbund against Fascism was a resistance fighter against National Socialism. He was murdered near Stralsund in 1931.
  • Max Fank (December 15, 1899 - March 15, 1978)
Born in Stralsund, he was a politician (SPD, SED). He was the head of the city administration and first chairman of the SED district leadership in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, she wrote several novels as well as poems and children's books.
Walter Picht was a judge in Stralsund and in 1946 Attorney General for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

20th century

1901 to 1950

Bust of Herbert Ewe
Gottfried Kiesow
Harald Lastovka , Laura Bush and Angela Merkel during the visit of US President George W. Bush to Stralsund in 2006
  • Werner Stoll (born February 14, 1902 - † November 25, 1987)
Werner Stoll was a politician (NSDAP) and from 1936 to 1942 mayor of Stralsund.
  • Käthe Rieck (born February 17, 1902 - † August 23, 2004)
Rieck was the first director of the cultural history museum . She was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on December 14, 1995 .
Steffens built the Seepolizeischule in Parow near Stralsund . He was the site elder of Stralsund and Parow.
The lieutenant general was in command of the territorial defense command of the Bundeswehr.
Henry Vahl's younger brother played at the Ohnsorg Theater and in films.
Rothsprach born in Stralsund was an administrative officer.
Born in Stralsund, he worked as an actor at the Stralsund Theater .
  • Tom Beyer (born May 17, 1907 - September 9, 1981)
The painter from Münster settled in Stralsund in 1952, where he taught groups of artists at the Stralsund shipyard. Numerous works deal with the people and the landscape of the region.
Rudolf Jonas was a marine aquarist. He worked at the Marine Museum as the head of the aquariums.
The architect worked for Alfred Stieler in Stralsund, where he founded an office in 1938.
The ophthalmologist was the head of the eye clinic at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen.
Born in Stralsund, he was a regional church music director in Saxony for many years.
The politician (SED) was cultural director at the Volkswerft Stralsund from 1950 .
The musicologist, who was born in Stralsund, was a professor at various universities.
The actor and comedian was stationed here on Dänholm during World War II .
Hans Fichtner was a politician (NSDAP) and from 1943 to 1945 Lord Mayor of Stralsund.
The lawyer and company director from Stralsund resisted National Socialism and was executed in 1945. In Stralsund, where he was buried, a school and a street are named after him.
  • Hans Vogt (born May 14, 1911 - May 19, 1992)
The German composer Vogt was music director in Stralsund at the Stralsund Theater from 1938 to 1944 .
Born in Stralsund, he was a writer. His novel about Karsten Sarnow led to a campaign against him in 1959, as a result of which he left the GDR.
The shipowner was the owner of the Volkswerft Stralsund until 2007 .
The German sculptor and painter of Expressionism fled with the family from Danzig to Stralsund in 1945 and lived there until 1949.
The resistance fighter against National Socialism was an admiral and a politician. In May 1947 he was appointed to the Stralsund district board at the suggestion of the SED state board of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and was elected district chairman alongside Ernst Guth. From 1952 to 1955 he was chief of the People's Police "See", from 1957 to 1959 chief of the naval forces. He then became Deputy Minister for National Defense of the GDR and Head of the Main Political Administration. From May 8, 1980 he was an honorary citizen of Stralsund .
The surgeon was chief physician at the Sund hospital and was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on June 4, 1981 .
The German actor's first engagement took him to the Stralsund Theater as a young comedian at the age of 18 .
Born in Stralsund, the archivist and historian was a research assistant at the Stralsund City Archives and the Stralsund Museum of Cultural History and was in charge of the Greifswald City Archives from 1954 to 1983.
In August 1952 Ewe became director of the Stralsund city archive . Here he began to organize the inventory for the first time. From 1963 on, the Johanniskloster Stralsund was renovated on his initiative . In addition to his scientific work, he wrote several books about the Hanseatic cities of Western Pomerania and the islands of Rügen and Hiddensee , their personalities and the history of this area. In total, he published over 150 books and articles. Herbert Ewe had been an honorary citizen of Stralsund since 1984 . In 1989 he was a founding member of the citizens' association "Save the Old Town of Stralsund".
The shipbuilder at the Volkswerft formed the first complex brigade and was made an honorary citizen of Stralsund on May 8, 1980 .
Born in Stralsund, he worked as a stage, film and television actor as well as a cabaret artist and voice actor.
Born in Stralsund, she worked and lived in Osnabrück as a painter, poet, fashion designer and author since 1953.
Born in Stralsund, he worked as city planning director in Stralsund and later as district building director for the Rostock district.
Nordin was from 1976 to 1984 commander of the officers' college "Karl Liebknecht" in Stralsund. He was Vice Admiral in the People's Navy.
Born in Stralsund, she was a painter and graphic artist. She was the daughter of the artist couple Erich Kliefert and Mathilde Kliefert-Gießen .
On August 1, 1983, Günther Wolf began an engagement at the Stralsund Theater . He developed the existing choir until it was recognized as a singing academy on March 19, 1989. In 2005, he was entered in the city of Stralsund's book of honor for his special services.
  • Gerd Duwner (born November 15, 1925 - † May 10, 1996)
Actor at the Stralsund Theater .
  • Curt Timm (born January 29, 1926 - † July 22, 2015)
The German actor, speaker and artistic director was u. a. active as theater director at the local theater in Stralsund .
Born in Stralsund, he was a painter. He heads an artistic group at the Volkswerft .
The dramaturge and writer worked u. a. at the Stralsund theater as a dramaturge.
  • Georg Ewald (born October 30, 1926 - September 14, 1973)
The later GDR minister was from 1950 to 1953 district councilor for agriculture and district council member of the Stralsund district.
  • Ursel Grohn (born February 21, 1927 - † March 2, 2020)
The art historian was director of the Berlin Sculpture Collection until 1960, then worked in the FRG.
The SED functionary was secretary of the FDJ basic organization from 1949 to 1950 and first secretary of the SED party organization at the Stralsund shipyard until 1951 .
The entrepreneur was managing partner of the Hegemann Group from Bremen, to which the Volkswerft Stralsund belonged.
Born in Stralsund, he was active as a teacher as well as in teacher training and wrote works on astronomical clocks, such as the clock in St. Nikolai in Stralsund.
Was an actor at the Stralsund Theater .
Prost had been cantor and organist at St. Mary's Church since 1951 and as such was involved in the reconstruction of the Stellwagen organ .
The marine biologist was head of the German Marine Museum for 40 years , which he significantly transformed from a nature museum into a marine museum and aquarium.
The politician had his constituency here for the NPD in 1998 and received 2.3 percent of the first votes.
The scientist was from 1956 a. a. responsible for the management of the Stralsund cemeteries. Olejnik was responsible for the redesign and construction of numerous green spaces in Stralsund as well as the construction and management of the Stralsund zoo . He is an honorary citizen of Stralsund .
The musical and pop singer, entertainer and music teacher was one of the most famous entertainers in the GDR.
The German actor played a. a. in Stralsund. At the Stralsund Theater in 1951 Mellies appeared for the first time in Lessing's "Nathan the Wise" as a templar.
The conservationist did a great job of saving the building fabric in the old town. He is an honorary citizen of Stralsund .
The political scientist was born in Stralsund.
The painter and graphic artist grew up in Stralsund and worked there.
The Vice Admiral of the Federal Navy and Inspector of the Navy was born in Stralsund.
The Stralsund-born photographer worked in and around his hometown.
  • Harry Kupfer (born August 12, 1935 - † December 30, 2019)
From 1958 to 1962 senior director at the Stralsund Theater .
Prehistoric
Writer
The soccer player was active for Motor Stralsund and Vorwärts Stralsund from 1966 to 1970.
The soccer player was active with Vorwärts Stralsund in the 1970s in the top division of the GDR, the Oberliga.
Sprinter, Vice European Champion (relay)
Painter and graphic artist
  • Hans Räwel (born December 11, 1941, † January 1, 1963 in Berlin)
The baker was shot while trying to swim across the Spree to West Berlin .
The painter's works are closely linked to Stralsund, Hiddensee and the surrounding area.
The football player was active from 1967 at Vorwärts Stralsund and played with this Manchat in the top division of the DR, the Oberliga.
  • Falk Meyer (born January 26, 1942 - † December 27, 2019)
The former chief construction director was head of the Stralsund waterways and shipping office for 13 years. He has been an honorary citizen of Stralsund since 2012.
The architect, who was born in Stralsund, lived and worked in Bremen.
The soccer player was active with Motor Stralsund in the GDR league.
The photographer and publisher created numerous publications about the city of Stralsund and its history.
The painter, writer, illustrator and architect was born in Stralsund.
The painter and sculptor of Surrealism worked a. a. at the Volkswerft Stralsund , in the Meeresmuseum and at the Stralsund Theater . According to him, was a street named .
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1968 to 1970.
The soccer player played with the Vorwärts Stralsund team in the GDR major league.
In 1990, the politician was the first democratically elected mayor after the GDR joined the Federal Republic of Germany. He held office until 2008.
Journalist, director and general manager.
The soccer player played in Stralsund with BSG Motor in the 2nd league.
Politician.
The soccer player was active for Vorwärts Stralsund from 1971 to 1972.
The soccer player was active with Motor Stralsund in the GDR league.
The football player was active from 1971 to 1973 at Vorwärts Stralsund in the upper league, the top division of the GDR.
The soccer player was active for Vorwärts Stralsund from 1970 to 1974.
The weightlifter started for BSG Motor Stralsund .
From 1971 to 1974, the football player was also active for Vorwärts Stralsund in the top division of the GDR, the Oberliga.
Members of the People's Chamber and State Parliament (SED, PDS)
The soccer player was active for Vorwärts Stralsund from 1971 to 1974.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund in 1970.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1971 to 1973.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1969 to 1971.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1970 to 1973.
The soccer player was also active in the upper league, the top division of the GDR, at Vorwärts Stralsund.

1951 to 2000

Harald Benke in the Ozeaneum Stralsund
Ulrike Maisch (2009)
Martin Brandt (2013)
Born in Stralsund, the actress and cabaret artist heads the cabaret Fettnäppchen in Gera.
The weightlifter , who competed nationally for BSG Motor Stralsund and internationally for the German Democratic Republic , was world champion in super heavyweight in 1978 and came second at the Olympic Games in Moscow.
Born in Stralsund, she is a historian, literary scholar and writer.
In the 1970s, the football player was also active for Vorwärts Stralsund in the Oberliga, the top division of the GDR.
The politician (CDU) and Federal Chancellor has occupied the Bundestag constituency of Vorpommern-Rügen - Vorpommern-Greifswald I for the CDU since 1990 through the mediation of Günther Krause , the then CDU state chairman in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
The actor was born in Stralsund.
The marine biologist has been the director of the Deutsches Meeresmuseum , the most visited museum in northern Germany , since 1995 .
The historian and archivist was director of the Stralsund City Archives from 2009 to 2012.
Uwe Lummitsch was a poet.
The soccer player was also active for Vorwärts Stralsund in 1983.
As a handball coach, Norbert Henke led the Stralsund HV into the Bundesliga.
Born in Stralsund, he played soccer with Vorwärts Stralsund and is now a soccer coach.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1982 to 1984.
Born in Stralsund, he is a politician (Die Linke).
The German politician (FDP, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) is parliamentary group chairman of the forum for local politics in the Stralsund citizenship and was a member of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament.
The Stralsund native was a world-class athlete.
Born in Stralsund, she is a politician for Die Linke .
Born in Stralsund, he is a politician (CDU).
Krohn played with Motor Stralsund in the GDR league.
The soccer player was active at Vorwärts Stralsund from 1987 to 1989.
The internationally successful German weightlifter competed for TSV 1860 Stralsund .
The writer and teacher was born in Stralsund.
The lawyer from Stralsund is a member of the 17th German Bundestag.
Born in Stralsund, he is best known as the operator of a right-wing extremist website.
The soccer player was active for Vorwärts and Motor Stralsund in the 1980s.
The actor was born in Stralsund and trained here at the TGA heating engineer.
Born in Stralsund, she is a former television presenter who became known to the general public through the ARD tabloid magazine Brisant .
Born in Stralsund, he is a former football player for Hansa Rostock .
Born in Stralsund, he is a German soccer player and coach. He played for BSG Motor Stralsund and played in the GDR league seasons from 1986 to 1989 with ASG Vorwärts.
Former handball player
Born in Stralsund, he has been the state data protection officer for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2004 .
Ulf Ciechowski played soccer at Vorwärts Stralsund and then at TSV 1860 Stralsund in the GDR league.
The handball trainer and former handball player has been parliamentary group chairman of the Citizens for Stralsund (BfS) parliamentary group in the Stralsund citizenship since 2009.
Born in Stralsund, he is a television presenter.
Born in Stralsund, he is a lawyer and politician ( Schill , FDP , AfD ) and has been a member of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament since 2016.
Embach is a former German bobsleigh driver and current bobsleigh trainer.
Born in Stralsund, she is an art historian with a research focus on sculpture and textiles from the Middle Ages.
Stolzenburg is a successful cellist. He studied in Weimar and Hamburg and taught violoncello in South Korea. He plays in the "Liszt Trio Weimar".
Born in Stralsund, he is a film composer, among other things responsible for the music of Hai-Alarm in Mallorca and Alarm for Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei .
Born in Stralsund, she is an actress in the theater and on television.
Born in Stralsund, he was a handball goalkeeper. He played at the Stralsund HV .
Badrow, who comes from Saxony, has been Lord Mayor of Stralsund since October 2008 .
Germanist
Handball player
The automobile designer was born in Stralsund.
The harpist comes from Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, she is a track and field athlete and became a European marathon champion in 2006.
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player. He played at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he is active as a professional boxer.
Born in Stralsund, she is a writer.
Born in Rügan, he grew up in Stralsund. He is a writer and playwright.
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player.
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball trainer.
Born in Stralsund, he is a beach volleyball player.
The politician from Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen is active in local politics in Stralsund.
Born in Stralsund, he is a soccer player. He started his career at FC Pommern Stralsund .
The handball player played at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he worked as a handball player at the Stralsund AGM .
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player. He played at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player. He played at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player. He played at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he is a tax advisor and editor-in-chief.
Born in Stralsund, he is a German handball player.
The weightlifter starts for TSV 1860 Stralsund .
The rapper Testo (civil: Hendrik Bolz), part of the duo Zugezogen Masculin , spent his youth in Stralsund. In some texts he refers to it.
Handball player
Born in Stralsund, she is a soccer player for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg .
Born in Stralsund, he plays handball at the Stralsund AGM .
Handball player
Born in Stralsund, she is also an actress. She played in supporting roles in the ZDF series Our Charly and Hello Robbie! .
The rower, who trains at Stralsund RC, became Junior World Champion in the German quadruple scull in 2007.
Born in Stralsund, he is a handball player. He plays at the Stralsund HV .
Born in Stralsund, he is a soccer player. He played for Pommern Stralsund and Hansa Rostock .
Born in Stralsund, she is a volleyball player. She played among others at 1. VC Stralsund .

Unknown

The church musician is organist at St. Nikolai (see there ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.wittgensteiner.net/data_elise_sommer.html

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