Philipp Michel (politician)

Philipp Michel , from 1903 Ritter von Michel , (born April 1, 1845 in Sächsenheim , † June 13, 1922 in Würzburg ) was a German lawyer, legal counsel , magistrate , royal privy councilor and from 1900 to 1913 mayor of the city of Würzburg .

Live and act

Philipp Michel was born as the youngest child of the farmer Peter Michel and his wife Barbara Michel, b. Kemmer, born. He attended the then only grammar school in Würzburg , which he graduated from high school in 1864. He briefly studied philosophy and then law at the University of Würzburg, where he and friends re-established the Germania fraternity in 1864 .

He then began his legal career as a legal intern in Würzburg.

On March 6, 1873 he was elected as a legally qualified magistrate.

In 1872 he married Maria Karoline Loos from Würzburg. From this marriage three daughters were born. Maria Karoline died in 1888. In 1889, Michel married Babette Mohr, who died in 1918.

Philipp Michel was second legally qualified mayor under Johann Georg von Steidle from 1893 to 1900 and, as Steidle's successor, first legally qualified (from January 1, 1908, mayor) in Würzburg. After his retirement from the office of Lord Mayor for reasons of age, the former finance officer Max Ringelmann , whose previous election as second mayor Michel had already supported, succeeded him in 1913.

As a retired Privy Councilor and Lord Mayor, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Würzburg in 1913 on the occasion of his 40th anniversary in office in view of his outstanding services to the city and its residents.

Honors

Michelstrasse in the Würzburg- Zellerau district was named after him.

He received several medals:

1894: Bavarian House Order of Saint Michael , 4th grade
1895: Bavarian House Order of Saint Michael, 3rd class
1897: Württembergischer Friedrichs-Orden , Knight's Cross
Prussian Order of the Red Eagle , 3rd class
November 10, 1903: Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , Knight's Cross (combined with the personal title of nobility and the award of a coat of arms)
1909: Prussian Red Eagle Order, 2nd class
1911: Luitpold Cross

literature

Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 4: M-Q. Winter, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-8253-1118-X , pp. 107-109.
Harm-Hinrich Brandt : Würzburg local politics 1869-1918. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes; Volume III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 ), pp. 64-166 and 1254-1267; here: pp. 96–97, plate 10, pp. 104–107, 110–117, 151 f. and 155-157.

Individual evidence

↑ Willi Dürr Nagel: mail from Würzburg to Yokohama. A postcard from Mayor Michels from 1901. In: Tempora mutantur et nos? Festschrift for Walter M. Brod on his 95th birthday. With contributions from friends, companions and contemporaries. Edited by Andreas Mettenleiter , Akamedon, Pfaffenhofen 2007 (= From Würzburgs Stadt- und Universitätsgeschichte, 2), ISBN 3-940072-01-X , pp. 138–140, here: p. 139.
^ Harm-Hinrich Brandt: Würzburg municipal policy 1869-1918. 2007, p. 96/97 (plate 10) and p. 97.
↑ Willi Dürr Nagel: mail from Würzburg to Yokohama. Mayor Michels' postcard from 1901 , p. 139
^ Sybille Grübel: Timeline of the history of the city from 1814-2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1225-1247; here: p. 1234.
↑ Ulrich Wagner: Dr. Georg von Zürn - First Mayor 1865–1884. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , p. 1267, note 6.
↑ Ulrich Wagner: Würzburg rulers, Bavarian minister-presidents, chairmen of the district council / district council presidents, regional presidents, bishops, lord mayors 1814–2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1221-1224; here: p. 1224.
^ Harm-Hinrich Brandt: Würzburg municipal policy 1869-1918. (2007), pp. 113, 117 and 151 f.
^ Bruno Rottenbach: Würzburger street names - Volume II. , Verlag Universitätsdruckerei Stürtz AG, Würzburg 1969, p. 46.
^ House of Bavarian History : Philipp Ritter von Michel. Johannes Philipp Michel .

personal data
SURNAME	Michel, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Michel, Philipp von; Michel, Philipp Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Royal Councilor and Lord Mayor of the City of Würzburg (1900–1913)
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sächsenheim
DATE OF DEATH	June 13, 1922
Place of death	Wurzburg

[1] Willi Dürr Nagel: mail from Würzburg to Yokohama. A postcard from Mayor Michels from 1901. In: Tempora mutantur et nos? Festschrift for Walter M. Brod on his 95th birthday. With contributions from friends, companions and contemporaries. Edited by Andreas Mettenleiter , Akamedon, Pfaffenhofen 2007 (= From Würzburgs Stadt- und Universitätsgeschichte, 2), ISBN 3-940072-01-X , pp. 138–140, here: p. 139.

[2] Harm-Hinrich Brandt: Würzburg municipal policy 1869-1918. 2007, p. 96/97 (plate 10) and p. 97.

[3] Willi Dürr Nagel: mail from Würzburg to Yokohama. Mayor Michels' postcard from 1901 , p. 139

[4] Sybille Grübel: Timeline of the history of the city from 1814-2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1225-1247; here: p. 1234.

[5] Ulrich Wagner: Dr. Georg von Zürn - First Mayor 1865–1884. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , p. 1267, note 6.

[6] Ulrich Wagner: Würzburg rulers, Bavarian minister-presidents, chairmen of the district council / district council presidents, regional presidents, bishops, lord mayors 1814–2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1221-1224; here: p. 1224.

[7] Harm-Hinrich Brandt: Würzburg municipal policy 1869-1918. (2007), pp. 113, 117 and 151 f.

[8] Bruno Rottenbach: Würzburger street names - Volume II. , Verlag Universitätsdruckerei Stürtz AG, Würzburg 1969, p. 46.

[9] House of Bavarian History : Philipp Ritter von Michel. Johannes Philipp Michel .