Rudolf Dittrich (politician)
Rudolf Bernhard August Dittrich (born January 2, 1855 in Bärenwalde , † February 15, 1929 in Berlin ) was a German local politician. From 1893 to 1899 he was Lord Mayor of Plauen and from 1908 to 1917 Lord Mayor of Leipzig .
Life
Rudolf Dittrich was the son of a cantor . In 1865, when he was ten years old, he came to Leipzig with his parents and attended the Nikolaischule . After studying law at the University of Leipzig , he joined the Saxon judicial service in 1878. In 1884 he moved to local government and was city councilor in Chemnitz from 1884 to 1893 . From November 7, 1893 to the end of September 1899, he was Lord Mayor of Plauen , with his re-election in 1896 for life.
In 1899 he joined the Leipzig council as mayor under Lord Mayor Tröndlin . Here he mainly dealt with financial issues, incorporation policy and public health. On July 3, 1908, he was elected Lord Mayor of Leipzig. The city administration he directed made great efforts to promote trade and trade fairs. The International Building Exhibition took place in Leipzig in 1913 and the Book Trade and Graphics Exhibition one year later .
During his term of office the construction of the Leipzig Central Station (1909-1912), the St. Georg Hospital (1913), the Handelshof (1909), the establishment of the Deutsche Bücherei , the establishment of the Technical Fair and the completion and inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations (1913 ).
Dittrich belonged to the National Liberal Party . As Lord Mayor of Plauen from 1893 to 1899 and as Lord Mayor of Leipzig from 1909 to 1917, he was a member of the First Chamber of the Saxon State Parliament , of which he was Vice President from 1915 to 1917. He was a privy councilor and since the 500th anniversary of the Leipzig University in 1909 an honorary doctorate (Dr. phil. H. C.).
Although he was re-elected as Lord Mayor from 1911 for life, he resigned from his post on December 31, 1917 for health reasons. On the occasion of his departure, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Leipzig. At the same time, part of the ring in Leipzig was given its name (Dittrichring). On February 15, 1929, Dr. Rudolf Dittrich in Berlin. He was buried in the Leipzig South Cemetery (XVII. Department).
literature
- Karin Kühling; Doris Mundus: Leipzig's ruling mayor from the 13th century to the present. An overview with biographical sketches. Sax, Beucha 2000, pp. 64 f., ISBN 3-934544-02-9
- Katrin Löffler; Iris Schöpa; Heidrun Sprinz: The Leipzig South Cemetery. History, gravesites, grave monuments. Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 2000, p. 152, ISBN 3-361-00526-4
- Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A to Z. Pro Leipzig, Leipzig 2005, p. 111, ISBN 3-936508-03-8
Web links
- Rudolf Dittrich in the Leipzig Lexicon
Otto Georgi (1877–1899) | Carl Bruno Tröndlin (1899–1908) | Rudolf Dittrich (1908–1917) | Karl Rothe (1918–1930) | Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1930–1937) | Rudolf Haake (1937) | Walter Dönicke (1937–1938) | Rudolf Haake (1938–1939) | Alfred Freyberg (1939–1945) | Wilhelm Johannes Vierling (1945) | Erich Zeigner (1945–1949) | Max Ernst Opitz (1949–1951) | Erich Uhlich (1951–1959) | Walter Kresse (1959–1970) | Karl-Heinz Müller (1970–1986) | Bernd Seidel (1986–1989) | Günter Hädrich (1989–1990) | Hinrich Lehmann-Grube (1990–1998) | Wolfgang Tiefensee (1998–2005) | Andreas Müller (2005–2006) | Burkhard Jung (since 2006)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dittrich, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dittrich, Rudolf Bernhard August (full name); Dittrich, Rudolph Bernhard August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bear forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1929 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |