Philipp Diffené

Philipp Daniel Diffené (born May 26, 1833 in Mannheim ; † January 4, 1903 there ) was a German businessman and politician , member of the German Reichstag .

Life

Philipp Diffené was the son of Mannheim's Lord Mayor and wine merchant Heinrich Christian Diffené . He was married to Emma geb. Böhme (1840-1903). His daughter Emma (1865–1931) was married to Georg Otto Giulini (1858–1954). He was co-owner of the tobacco and wine wholesaler Sauerbeck & Diffené. In 1876 he became Vice President and from 1880 until his death he was President of the Chamber of Commerce for the Mannheim district. He was also chairman of the Mannheim section of the German Colonial Association , member of the commercial court , member of the city council board and royal Belgian consul . In 1892/1893 he was a member of the stock market inquiry commission .

Diffené's grave in Mannheim

From 1881 he was a member of the first Baden Chamber of Estates , and since 1893 its second vice-president. From 1886 to 1890 he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency of the Grand Duchy of Baden 11 (Mannheim) and the National Liberal Party .

He was president of the Badischer Handeltag as well as various patriotic and non-profit associations and was awarded the honorary title of Privy Councilor of Commerce .

In 1903 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Mannheim posthumously. The city also named a bridge and a road after him.

His grave in the main cemetery in Mannheim is a grove-like complex with a limestone monument. A staircase leads to a large boulder that serves as a base for the grave cross. On the upper steps is a limestone rose, next to it was a life-size, mourning angel made of marble.

literature

Walter E. Senk: Diffené, Philipp. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 715 f. ( Digitized version ).
Hanspeter Rings: Philipp Diffené . In: Ulrich Nieß , Michael Caroli (ed.): The highest award in the city. 42 Mannheim honorary citizens in portrait . Mannheim 2002, ISBN 3-926260-55-6 .

Web links

Philipp Diffené in the database of members of the Reichstag
Biography of Philipp Diffene . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Speeches by Philipp Diffené in the Baden State Parliament in the digital collections of the Baden State Library

Individual evidence

^ Helmuth Bachelin: Giulini, Georg Otto. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 418 f. ( Digitized version ).
^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd edition, Verlag Carl Heymann, Berlin 1904, p. 257.
↑ MARCHIVUM: street names, Diffenéstrasse. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
^ W. Münkel: The cemeteries in Mannheim . SVA 1992, p. 141.

personal data
SURNAME	Diffené, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Diffené, Philipp Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German businessman and politician (NLP), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	May 26, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH	4th January 1903
Place of death	Mannheim

[1] Helmuth Bachelin: Giulini, Georg Otto. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 418 f. ( Digitized version ).

[2] Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd edition, Verlag Carl Heymann, Berlin 1904, p. 257.

[3] MARCHIVUM: street names, Diffenéstrasse. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .

[4] W. Münkel: The cemeteries in Mannheim . SVA 1992, p. 141.