Wilhelm Weyrauch

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Wilhelm Weyrauch with his wife Ilse

Wilhelm Georg Rudolf Weyrauch (born May 1, 1914 in Darmstadt ; † September 22, 2003 in Bensheim ) was a local researcher and local politician in Bensheim.

Life

Weyrauch, who studied surveying engineering, was the author of important regional historical research results. He worked together with various regional historical bodies, such as the Hesse Historical Commission . He was one of twelve founding members of the Bensheim Museum Association. He was also an active local politician, for example city councilor and building committee chairman for many years. He tried to save important historical buildings like the Wambolter Hof and the Walderdorffer Hof , which were threatened with demolition.

His scientific writings contain important theses on the development of the city of Bensheim and the Lorsch monastery .

For his diverse achievements, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, the plaque of honor of the city of Bensheim, the honorary chairmanship of the Bensheim Museum Association, honorary membership of the history and homeland associations in the Bergstrasse district and honoring the Lorsch Heimat- und Kulturverein.

He was married to Ilse Weyrauch, b. Pieschl (1926-1993). The marriage had three children. His brother was the architect Peter Weyrauch .

Appreciation of the life's work

On the 100th birthday, Wilhelm Weyrauch's life's work was honored. The regional newspaper “Bergsträßer Anzeiger” wrote: “The local politician and local historian Wilhelm Weyrauch has undoubtedly left a big mark in his place of residence in Bensheim as well as in the Bergstrasse district. (...) He researched history and summarized his results in numerous publications. (...) As a city councilor, he built the bridge to the present. For his multiple work he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit and the honor plaque of the city of Bensheim. On May 1st (2014) he would have been 100 years old. Wilhelm Weyrauch, a Protestant Christian and proven Nazi opponent, joined the Social Democratic Party in 1954. In the city parliament he worked from 1964 to 1977, including in the building committee. In political togetherness, he made a name for himself through a culture of mutual respect. He always had a policy for the benefit of Bensheim in mind. (...) A large number of publications reveal Weyrauch's life's work. In his obituary, the historian Lupold von Lehsten suggested naming a street after Wilhelm Weyrauch. "

Writings by Wilhelm Weyrauch

  • The Felsberg in the Odenwald. Map 1: 2500, five colors. Edited by Office for the preservation of monuments. Darmstadt 1957.
  • Interest book of the Bensheim hospital from 1579. In: Karl Hellriegel: Heilig-Geist-Hospital Bensheim. Bensheim 1964, pp. 22-34.
  • Hutzelstrasse and Schnellweg. In: 1200 years of Bensheim. Bensheim 1966, pp. 155-177.
  • Heinrich Giess. The excavator and his excavations. In: History sheets Berstrasse district. Vol. 4/1971, pp. 105-109.
  • The hospital in Bensheim. In: History sheets district Bergstrasse. Vol. 4/1971, pp. 105-120.
  • Old streets and prehistoric sites in the Lorsch area. Maps for Werner Jorn's contribution : On the prehistory and early history of the Lorsch area. In: Friedrich Knöpp (Ed.): The Reichsabtei Lorsch: Festschrift to commemorate their foundation 764. 1st part. Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 1973, pp. 13, 21.
  • City law and coat of arms. Draft for this book contribution. In: Messages from the Bensheim Museum Association. Vol. 1 / July 1979, pp. 13-16, Vol. 2 / December 1979, pp. 11-15, Vol. 3 / July 1980, pp. 11-21.
  • The Museum Association in Bensheim from 1908. In: Communications from the Museum Association Bensheim. Vol. 11 / July 1984, pp. 11-14.
  • On the history of the Museum Association Bensheim eV In: Messages from the Museum Association Bensheim. Vol. 12 / December 1984, pp. 10-18.
  • Heinrich Giess. His life, his excavations and excavation reports. In: Messages from the Bensheim Museum Association. Vol. 13 / July 1985, pp. 41-44; Vol. 14 / December 1985, pp. 9-15.
  • Menhirs as medieval border marks. In: History sheets district Bergstrasse. Vol. 19/1986, pp. 49-54.
  • Anniversary of the Main-Neckar-Bahn. In: Messages from the Bensheim Museum Association. Vol. 15/2. Half-year 1986, pp. 33-41.
  • A district is growing: the north of the western part of Bensheim. In: Messages from the Bensheim Museum Association. Vol. 26/1. Half-year 1992, pp. 29-32.
  • (with Friedrich Karl Azzola ) The sarcophagus from the Hagen monastery near Lorsch. In: History sheets district Bergstrasse. Vol. 25/1992, pp. 155-187.
  • Alengasse or Altengasse. In: History sheets district Bergstrasse. Vol. 8/1997, pp. 232-234.
  • On the origins of Lorsch: The first church in Lauresham. In: History sheets district Bergstrasse. Vol. 33/2000, pp. 11-64.
  • The early Bensheim. Lectures and essays on the history of the city's development. With numerous historical illustrations. VVB Laufersweiler Verlag, Giessen 2004.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Left many traces in Bensheim Bergsträßer Anzeiger from May 30, 2014, accessed on June 2, 2014
  2. ↑ Press release of the city of Bensheim from May 30, 2014: Wilhelm Weyrauch - committed regional researcher would have turned 100 on May 1 ( Memento from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Weyrauch, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weyrauch, Wilhelm Georg Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German regional historian and local politician in Bensheim
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 2003
Place of death Bensheim