List of honorary citizens of Munich

The honorary citizenship (Ehrenbürgerrecht) is the highest decoration of the city of Munich.[1] Since 1881 49 people have been awarded honorary citizenship. The honorary citizenships of Paul von Hindenburg, Franz Ritter von Epp, Franz Xaver Schwarz, Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring were revoked in 1946.

The honorary citizenship is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to the city of Munich. It is not restricted to people living in Munich. A posthumous grant is not allowed. It is a symbolic honour; the recipient does not receive any rights, privileges or duties.[1]

The following list is ordered according to the year of bestowal:[1]

List of honorary citizens of Munich

  1. Georg Friedrich Freiherr von Zentner (27 August 1752 in Straßenheim – 21 October 1835 in Munich)
    granted 1820

  2. Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (6 March 1787 in Straubing – 7 June 1826 in Munich)
    granted 1824

  3. Ludwig Fürst von Oettingen-Wallerstein (31 January 1791 in Wallerstein – 22 June 1870 in Luzern)
    granted 1837

  4. Leo von Klenze (29 February 1784 in Buchladen near Schladen – 27 January 1864 in Munich)
    granted 1862

  5. Justus von Liebig (12 May 1803 in Darmstadt – 18 April 1873 in Munich)
    granted 1870

  6. Ludwig von der Tann-Rathsamhausen (18 June 1815 in Darmstadt – 26 April 1881 in Meran)
    granted 1871

  7. Max von Pettenkofer (3 December 1818 in Lichtenheim near Neuburg/Donau – 10 February 1901 in Munich)
    granted 1872

  8. Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum (2 September 1829 Munich – 31 October 1890 in Munich)
    granted 1880

  9. Adolf Friedrich von Schack (2 August 1815 in Brüsewitz – 14 April 1894 in Rom)
    granted 1881

  10. Franz Lachner (2 April 1803 in Rain (Lech) – 20 January 1890 in Munich)
    granted 1883

  11. Franz Xaver von Gietl (27 August 1803 in Höchstädt/Donau – 19 March 1888)
    granted 1883

  12. Carl Wilhelm von Gümbel (11 February 1823 in Dannenfels, Pfalz – 18 June 1898 in Munich)
    granted 1889

  13. Hermann Lingg (22 January 1820 Lindau/Bodensee – 18 June 1905 in Munich)
    granted 1890

  14. Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (26 October 1800 in Parchim – 24 April 1891 in Berlin)
    granted 1890

  15. Sigmund von Pfeufer (24 February 1824 in Bamberg – 23 September 1894 in Munich)
    granted 1894

  16. Otto von Bismarck (1 April 1815 in Schönhausen – 30 July 1898 in Friedrichsruh)
    granted 1895

  17. Hugo von Ziemssen (13 December 1829 in Greifswald – 21 February 1902 in Munich)
    granted 1899

  18. Emil Freiherr von Riedel (6 April 1832 in Kurzenaltheim – 13 August 1906 in Munich)
    granted 1902

  19. Maximilian von Feilitzsch (12 August 1834 in Trogen – 19 June 1913 in Munich)
    granted 1903

  20. Franz Defregger (30 April 1835 in Ederhof near Stronach – 2 January 1921 in Munich)
    granted 1905

  21. Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin (8 July 1838 in Konstanz – 8 March 1917 in Berlin)
    granted 1909

  22. Carl Theodor in Bayern (9 August 1839 in Possenhofen – 30 November 1909 in Kreuth)
    granted 1909

  23. Paul von Heyse (15 March 1830 in Berlin – 2 April 1914 in Munich)
    granted 1910

  24. Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller (8 June 1842 in Munich – 18 December 1929 in Munich)
    granted 1912

  25. Karl Theodor von Heigel (23 August 1842 in Munich – 23 March 1915 in Munich)
    granted 1912

  26. Gabriel von Seidl (9 December 1848 in Munich – 27 April 1913 in Bad Tölz)
    granted 1913

  27. Wilhelm von Borscht (3 April 1857 in Speyer – 30 July 1943 in Munich)
    granted 1919

  28. Georg von Hauberrisser (19 March 1841 in Graz – 17 May 1922 in Munich)
    granted 1921

  29. Richard Strauss (11 June 1864 in Munich – 8 September 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
    granted 1924

  30. Friedrich von Müller (17 September 1858 in Augsburg – 18 November 1941 in Munich)
    granted 1927

    granted 1929, revoked 1946

  31. Oskar von Miller (7 May 1855 in Munich – 9 April 1934 in Munich)
    granted 1930

  32. Eduard Schmid (15 October 1861 in Ostrach – 8 June 1933 in Munich)
    granted 1931

    granted 1933, revoked 1946

    granted 1935, revoked 1946

    Führer des Deutschen Reichs
    granted 1939, revoked 1946

    • Hermann Göring (12 January 1893 in Rosenheim – 15 October 1946 in Nürnberg)
    granted 1943, revoked 1946

  33. Michael von Faulhaber (5 March 1869 in Heidenfeld – 12 June 1952 in Munich),
    granted 1949

  34. Thomas Wimmer (7 January 1887 in Siglfing – 18 January 1964 in Munich)
    granted 1957

  35. Wilhelm Hoegner (23 September 1887 in Munich – 5 March 1980 in Munich)
    granted 1957

  36. Hans Ehard (10 November 1887 in Bamberg – 18 October 1980)
    granted 1957

  37. Hans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 Elberfeld – 25 October 1965 in Munich)
    granted 1963

  38. Alfons Goppel (1 October 1905 in Reinhausen – 24 December 1991 in Johannesberg)
    granted 1965

  39. Hans-Jochen Vogel (born 3 February 1926 in Göttingen)
    granted 1972

  40. Carl Orff (10 July 1895 in Munich – 29 March 1982 in Munich)
    granted 1975

  41. Werner Egk (17 May 1901 in Auchsesheim today: Donauwörth – 10 July 1983 in Inning/Ammersee)
    granted 1981

  42. Franz Josef Strauß (6 September 1915 in Munich – 3 October 1988 in Regensburg)
    granted 1981

  43. Adolf Butenandt (24 March 1903 in Lehe – 18 January 1995 in Munich)
    granted 1985

  44. Sergiu Celibidache (11 July 1912 in Roman – 14 August 1996 in Paris)
    granted 1992

  45. Georg Kronawitter (born 21 April 1928 in Oberthann)
    granted 1993

  46. Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (born 11 May 1921 in Essen)
    granted 1995

  47. Charlotte Knobloch (born 29 October 1932 in Munich)
    granted 2005

  48. Otto Meitinger (born 8 May 1927 in Munich)
    granted on the 7 November 2005

  49. Hans-Peter Dürr (born 7 October 1929 in Stuttgart)
    granted on the 25 January 2008

References

  1. ^ a b c List of Honorary Citizens. muenchen.de (oficial Webpage of the city of Munich). Retrieved on 2011-09-14. (German)

Weblinks

List of Honorary Citizens on muenchen.de (oficial Webpage of the city of Munich)