Wilhelm Höck
Wilhelm Höck (born October 21, 1907 in Cologne , † March 4, 1983 in Salzgitter ) was a German CDU politician .
Life and work
After leaving school at the town's grammar school in Cologne studied Höck, the Roman Catholic faith science was, in Bonn and Göttingen . Here he joined the Catholic student association WKSt.V. in the summer semester of 1928 . Unitas Göttingen . In 1934 he was promoted to Dr. rer. nat. doctorate and initially worked as a research assistant. From 1935 to 1938 he worked for the southern German telephone, cable and wire works in Nuremberg and then until 1941 for the Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenverein . From 1941 until the end of the war he was the managing director of the Stahlwerke research institute based in Braunschweig and Watenstedt-Salzgitter .
After the Second World War, Höck became technical director of vehicle and mechanical engineering at Watenstedt GmbH in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt and managing director of Linke-Hofmann-Busch GmbH.
Political party
In 1945 Höck was one of the founders of the CDU regional association in Braunschweig .
MP
In 1946/47, Höck was an honorary alderman and city councilor in Salzgitter.
Höck was a member of the German Bundestag from 1953 to 1961 . He won the direct mandate in the constituency of Gandersheim - Salzgitter .
Public offices
Höck was Lord Mayor of Salzgitter from 1948 to 1952 , after having been Deputy Mayor for two years.
Honors
In 1958 Wilhelm Höck was appointed Knight of the Papal Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Nicola Cardinal Canali and invested in Cologne Cathedral on December 6, 1958 by Lorenz Jaeger , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy .
In 1975, Höck was made an honorary citizen of the city of Salzgitter. The Doktor-Wilhelm-Höck-Ring there is named after him.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 347.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Burr (ed.): Unitas manual . tape 2 . Verlag Franz Schmitt, Siegburg 1996, p. 269 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fritz Hartmann (politician) |
Lord Mayor of Salzgitter 1948 - 1952 |
Kurt Rissling |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höck, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1983 |
| Place of death | Salzgitter |