Wilhelm Lanz

Wilhelm Lanz (born June 4, 1829 in Oberlahnstein ; † May 7, 1882 in Neesbach ) was the first mayor of Wiesbaden from 1868 to 1882 .

Life

Lanz was the son of the medical councilor Dr. med. Johann Lanz (1800–1848) and his wife Johannette, b. Henn. He attended grammar school Philippinum in Weilburg from 1843 to 1847 , studied law at the University of Heidelberg from 1847 to 1851 , where he and his later successor as First Mayor of Wiesbaden Christian Schlichter became a member of the Corps Nassovia Heidelberg and in 1849 he was the founder of the today still existing one Corps Rhenania Heidelberg was. In 1854 he entered the Nassau judicial service. After working as a military auditor and government assessor, he was appointed First Mayor of Wiesbaden in 1868. Lanz died of a stroke on the way to a relative's funeral. He was buried in the old cemetery in Wiesbaden .

Honors

A street in Wiesbaden was named after Lanz. ^▼50.0955054 8.2357678

gallery

Lanz (2nd from right) as Heidelberger Rhenane, detail from a lithograph by Carl Schubart
Gravestone of Wilhelm Lanz in the old cemetery in Wiesbaden

Web links

Lanz, Friedrich Wilhelm. Hessian biography. (As of February 28, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Kösener Korpslisten 1910, 117 , 159; 119 , 436

personal data
SURNAME	Lanz, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	First Mayor of Wiesbaden (1868–1882)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 4, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oberlahnstein
DATE OF DEATH	May 7, 1882
Place of death	Neesbach

[1] Kösener Korpslisten 1910, 117 , 159; 119 , 436