Robert Krups (politician)
Robert Krups (born April 21, 1887 in Wald , today a district of Solingen ; † December 12, 1950 in Neuwied ) was a German non-party local politician in the Weimar Republic .
Life
origin
Robert Krups jun. was born in 1887 as the fourth of five sons of the scale manufacturer Robert Krups sen. (1848–1916) and his wife Charlotte geb. Müller (1852–1894) was born in Wald near Solingen. Unlike his four brothers, however, he did not join his father's company, but opted for an administrative career.
education and profession
During his studies in 1907, Krups became a member of the Frankonia Heidelberg fraternity . From May 5, 1924, he was mayor of Neuwied. On his initiative, the 7.5 km long Neuwied flood protection dike was built in Neuwied from 1928 to 1931 to protect the city from flooding . He had to resign as mayor on February 4, 1936 because he did not appear in the brown NSDAP uniform at the inauguration of the Hermann Göring Bridge between Neuwied and Weißenthurm , today's Raiffeisen Bridge.
Robert Krups operated the expansion of the school system, the municipal utilities and the volunteer fire department . He took care of the establishment of new green spaces and the establishment of the GSG municipal settlement society .
From 1936 Krups was a member of the board of directors of Hobraeck-Werke, a veneer factory in Neuwied, and from 1945 advisory board member of the Koblenz Chamber of Commerce and Industry and head of the Neuwied branch. Later he became 1st Vice President of the Chamber and as this was significantly involved in the development of the domestic industry.
Aftermath and reception
All in all, he made great contributions to the prosperity of Neuwied after the First World War. A memorial was erected on the flood protection dike and a street was named after him. He was also called the third city founder.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 7: Supplement A – K. Winter, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-8253-6050-4 , p. 604.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weißenthurm am Rhein - Rheinbrücke ( Memento from June 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krups, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of the city of Neuwied |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1950 |
| Place of death | Neuwied |