Arthur Hobrecht
Arthur Hobrecht | |
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Mayor of Berlin | |
In office 1873–1878 | |
Prussian House of Lords | |
In office January 1865 – March 1878 | |
Prussian Minister of Finances | |
In office March 1878 – 28 June 1879 | |
Prussian House of Representatives | |
In office 1880–1912 | |
Constituency | Preußisch Stargard (Starogard Gdański) |
Member of the Reichstag | |
In office 1881–1884 | |
Constituency | Marienwerder 1 (Stuhm/Marienwerder) |
In office 1886–1890 | |
Constituency | Marienwerder 3 (Graudenz) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kobierczyn, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia (Kobierzyn, Poland) | 14 August 1824
Died | 7 July 1912 Lichterfelde (Berlin), Germany | (aged 87)
Political party | National Liberal Party |
Spouse | Emma née Stampe (1828-1912) |
Children | Eva Doris (1858-1935) Fritz |
Relatives | James Hobrecht (brother) |
Occupation | jurist |
Arthur Heinrich Rudolph Johnson Hobrecht (14 August 1824 – 7 July 1912) was a German liberal politician, mayor of
Biography
Hobrecht was born in Kobierczyn, West Prussia (Kobierzyn, Poland) to Ludolf Hobrecht. His mother, née Johnson, was of English descent.[2][3]
Hobrecht studied law at the Universities of
Hobrecht succeeded Carl Theodor Seydel as mayor of Berlin in 1873. His younger brother James Hobrecht already served as head of Berlin's municipal planning administration and was responsible for the so-called Hobrecht-Plan, which coined the modern structure of the city of Berlin.[4]
His attempts to incorporate the suburbs of
On his 80th birthday, 14 August 1904, Hobrecht became an Honorary citizen of Berlin. He died on 7 July 1912 in Lichterfelde (Berlin).[7]
References
- ISBN 978-3-16-149481-9.
- ^ "Reichstags-Abgeordnetendatenbank.de" (in German).
- ^ a b c "Hobrecht, Arthur" (in German). Deutsche Biographie.
- ^ Tagesspiegel.
- ^ "Bürgermeistergalerie" (in German). berlin.de. 8 October 2013.
- ISBN 978-3-40-206614-0.
- ^ "Berliner Ehrenbürger" (in German). parlament-berlin.de.