Richard von Schlieben

Richard v. Close

Richard Freiherr von Schlieben (born July 23, 1848 in Niederfriedersdorf ; † February 7, 1908 in Niedertaubenheim ) was a German administrative lawyer in Saxony.

Life

Schlieben was born on a manor in Upper Lusatia . After graduating from high school , he enrolled on April 25, 1868 at the University of Leipzig for law . On May 5, 1868 he became a fox in the Corps Lusatia Leipzig . For participating in a duel , he was sentenced to “two days in second degree prison”. Lusatia reciprocated him on December 14, 1868. As a left-hander, he fought eight lengths , including on February 25, 1869 in a PP suite against the Corps Saxonia Leipzig . Inactive since June 15, 1870 , he was reactivated in the personal emergency during the Franco-German War .

After the legal exams he entered the internal administration of the Kingdom of Saxony . He was in different police departments involved and government agencies and was Councilor . In addition to the excellent conduct of his official business, Schlieben's special services to Zittau lie in the promotion of transport , science and social justice . He initiated the flow regulation of the Mandau , which prevented the regular flooding on the southern outskirts of Zittau and made this watercourse usable for the settling textile industry .

As the Saxon Minister for Culture and Education, he pursued liberal ideas in the school system. He was a pioneer of co-education .

At the age of 58 he died on his estate in Niedertaubenheim . King Friedrich August III came to the burial in the Taubenheim cemetery . (Saxony) . Three Lusatians charged with the flag .

Honors

Mr. v. Close

Honorary citizen of several cities in Upper Lusatia
Honorary member of the Lusatia (1907)
Richard-von-Schlieben-Gymnasium Zittau

Public offices

1884–1895 official governor of the Zittau administration
1895–1898 lecturer at the Ministry of the Interior
1898–1906 District Chief of the District Administration of Bautzen
1906–1907 Minister of Culture of Saxony

literature

Frank Gerhardt: History of the manor Niederfriedersdorf. From the manor to the nursing home (part 1 and 2). In: History and stories from Neusalza-Spremberg, Volume 4, arr. by Günter Hensel, Ed .: Kultur- und Heimatfreunde Neusalza-Spremberg e. V. u. Local History Interest Group (IGO), Neusalza-Spremberg 2011, pp. 162–172 (part 1), pp. 172–187 (part 2).

Web links

Literature by and about Richard von Schlieben in the Saxon Bibliography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Archives Corps Lusatia
↑ Kösener Corps lists 1910, 149 , 504
↑ History of the Schliebenschule
↑ SLUB-Personen-Wiki Dresden ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Saxon State Library - State and University Library @1@ 2
↑ death survey . In: Dresdner Geschichtsblätter , No. 4, 1908, p. 301.

personal data
SURNAME	Close, Richard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schlieben, Joachim Kaspar Anton Richard Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saxon minister of education and governor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 23, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH	Niederfriedersdorf
DATE OF DEATH	February 7, 1908
Place of death	Niedertaubenheim

[ACL-1] Archives Corps Lusatia

[2] Kösener Corps lists 1910, 149 , 504

[3] History of the Schliebenschule

[4] SLUB-Personen-Wiki Dresden ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Saxon State Library - State and University Library @1@ 2

[5] death survey . In: Dresdner Geschichtsblätter , No. 4, 1908, p. 301.