Richard Holtze

Richard Holtze, memorial plaque in Katowice ul.Mickiewicza 5

Richard Holtze (born February 9, 1824 in Belk , Rybnik district , † January 27, 1891 in Katowice ) was a doctor, member of the Prussian House of Representatives and the first and long-time chairman of the city council of Katowice.

Life

Richard Holtze was the eldest son of a large family of an estate manager. He attended high school in Gliwice and then studied medicine in Breslau .

In 1851 Holtze came to the village of Katowice, where he settled as a doctor. Together with the industrialist and member of the Reichstag, Friedrich Wilhelm Grundmann , whose daughter Bertha he married in 1857, he played a decisive role in the development of the village of Katowice into an industrial town, which was finally granted town charter in 1865.

In 1866 the first city council elections took place in Katowice. On March 3, the citizens elected the 18 city councilors from 342 candidates, with Holtze at their head. The fact that he was fluent in both Polish and German was beneficial for his election as chairman of the city council. On April 4th the city council elected the magistrate's college, i. H. the first mayor Louis Diebel from Krappitz , his representative Mr. Rossel and four city councilors.

In addition to his political activities, Holtze became a city doctor who treated around 100 mostly destitute patients pro bono every day . He was a co-founder of the Katowice Masonic Lodge Zum Licht in the east and its first master of the chair .

Holtze was also politically active outside of Katowice. From 1877 to 1883 he was a member of the National Liberal Party in the Prussian House of Representatives.

Publications

The City of Katowice - A Cultural-Historical Study. 1871

Individual evidence

↑ Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 189 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 354-358.

Web links

Commons : Richard Holtze - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Richard Holtze, outstanding Katowice (Polish)

personal data
SURNAME	Holtze, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Doctor and member of the Prussian state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH	February 9, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belk , Rybnik County
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1891
Place of death	Katowice

[1] Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 189 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 354-358.