Richard Moes

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Grave site of the Moes family at the Schorenfriedhof in Detmold

Richard Caspar Ernst Moes (born December 31, 1887 in Breslau ; † July 10, 1968 in Detmold ) was a German CDU politician and mayor .

Life

Richard Moes was born on December 31, 1887 in Breslau. He was the son of a manufacturer. His grandfather was Christian August (1810–1872), his great uncle Friedrich Karl Moes (1808–1863) and his brother was Hans Günther Moes (1886–1966).

He attended high school in Strehlen and graduated from high school in 1908. He then studied economics and law at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Munich. From November 1914 worked in the administration of the city of Guben and was involved in the development of the system of food stamps from here. Moes received his doctorate in philosophy in 1918 with the thesis “On the systematics of communal war food policy; at the same time a contribution to the systematic structure and definition of the war food policy in general. "

Richard Moes later came to Bünde , where he was elected mayor on November 1, 1925 without dissenting votes. As a supporter of the Constitution, he made enemies among the conservative forces, for example on August 11th, the anniversary of the Weimar Constitution , he had public celebrations held. The hostility even led to an attack on his home. He was retired in 1937 because the NSDAP considered him “politically unreliable”, and above all his membership in a Masonic lodge was held against him .

In 1938 Richard Moes came to Detmold. Since he was denied admission to the Reichsschrifttumskammer , he was unable to work as a journalist as desired and therefore opened a cigar mail order business. He joined the Lippisches Heimatbund and was its managing director from 1939. From June 15, 1945 to February 7, 1946, he was the managing mayor as the successor to Alex Hofmann , who was appointed by the military authorities, and then city director until September 1946. He was mayor a second time from March 24, 1949 to November 20, 1952. Bruno Kirchhof was his successor .

In the early post-war period Richard Moes was particularly committed to the cultural development of Detmold. In October 1945 he created the basis for the foundation of the Northwest German Music Academy in 1946 , he was involved in the creation of various choirs, and took over the chairmanship of the Lippische Theaterverein, which he co-founded, and the Detmold Kulturbund . In November 1945, following his suggestion, the municipal orchestra was established , and on December 9th the first Lippe art exhibition was opened in the Lippisches Landesmuseum . The forerunner of the Detmold Adult Education Center, the adult education center for Detmold and the surrounding area , opened its doors on May 29, 1946.

Dissatisfied with the commitment of the Lippischer Heimatbund, Moes founded the Detmold Heimatverein in 1953. This led to the Lippische Heimatbund adopting new statutes at the end of the year and replacing the board. The Detmold Heimatverein then merged with the Lippisches Heimatbund.

Richard Moes died on July 10, 1968 in Detmold.

Honors

Richard Moes was made an honorary citizen of Bünde on December 31, 1962. In Holsen and Detmold streets have been named after him.

literature

  • Heide Barmeyer : Men from the very beginning - home work after 1945 . In: Heimatland Lippe . 100th year. Detmold 2007, p. 296-299 .
  • Diether Kuhlmann: Old tribe and new heads in the Detmold town hall . In: Detmold in the post-war period (=  special publications of the Natural Science and Historical Association for the Land of Lippe ). tape 41 . Aisthesis, Bielefeld 1994, ISBN 3-925670-94-7 , p. 72-88 .
  • For the family see Carl vom Berg: History of the Moes Family. Ed. Lintz, printing house, Düsseldorf, 1911.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on WorldCat. Retrieved May 29, 2013 .
  2. ^ "An outstanding person of this city" - Dedicated to former mayor Richard Moes Straße in Holsen. New Westphalian. October 7, 2010, accessed May 30, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Documentation on the seizure of power
personal data
SURNAME Moes, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moes, Richard Caspar Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU), mayor
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1968
Place of death Detmold