Dr. Wolfgang Hoffmann (* 4 April 1893 Strasbourg; "† 25. March 1956 in Freiburg in mash gau) was a German lawyer, mayor of Freiburg in mash gau and amateur pianist.

Youth and study

The son of an editor-in-chief spent a part of his school time in Freiburg in mash gau. At the there Berthold High School it made its Abitur and studied starting from 1912 in Freiburg and Strasbourg law. 1914 he became a soldier and already turned out in the first war year in shank, from which he returned home 1918. Hoffmann continued afterwards its study. After the state examination 1919 he married Emilie There the young family father - 1923 were the first son born still no firm employment had, were surely scarce in the house Hoffmann the money. In addition economically difficult conditions of the post-war period came.

Thus Hoffmann used its talent as a pianist. In the summer 1919 it made its well honored bringing in for piano roles of the current hits with the well-known Freiburger manufacturer of reproduction pianos M. Welte & Since these photographs expel it as experienced maintenance pianists, it is quite possible that it continued to use this talent also and the time up to the graduation and a firm employment bridged as a piano player in taverns and cinemas.

Working life and national socialism

it was attained a doctorate to 1920 with a work over the youth execution of sentences in bathing. Soon after it it occurred the government service and became in the year 1924 government advice with the office for district of Baden and afterwards at police headquarters in Freiburg beside its vocational career finally dedicated itself Hoffmann of the policy. 1925 he was selected as a member of the central party into the federal state parliament of Baden. Since 1929 it was member of the catholic student connection wild stone. As avowed critics of the budding national socialism it came after the seizure of power 1933 into difficulties: Loss of the federal state parliament mandate, transfer for disciplinary reasons as civil servants, Zwangsbeurlaubung and 1937 finally the compulsory retirement "„for disease reasons "“were the results. Hoffmann found a manipulation in the free economy and was among other things since 1939 operating counsel of the company Hellige in Freiburg. After the Hitler assassination attempt on 20 July 1944 he was arrested and in interned.

Reconstruction

After the collapse of the third realm belonged Hoffmann to first, in the democratic structure engaged themselves. It ranked among the joint founders of the of Baden christian-social people's party (BCSV), from which the CDU bathing came out later and Carlo Schmid and the Evangelist minister and communist Erwin Eckert presidency member of the anti-fascist alliance was "„the new Germany "“with the Social Democrat, which used itself for the democratic structure in the French zone of occupation. In Freiburg Hoffmann belonged to the local council committee, which should support the kommissarischen mayor max of cellars with the administration of the city since 1945. In the summer the mayor post in Konstanz was offered to it, in the autumn of Freiburg. Hoffmann decided for Freiburg and by the Ministry of Baden of the inside on 8 November the mayor was appointed. In the following the years Hoffmann in its office confirmed selected local council.

Mayor

Hoffmann and its city administration saw themselves to enormous tasks suspended, dramatically were the lack of dwelling and the Unterversorgung with food. Over 11.000 dwellings were completely destroyed, the urban infrastructure lay in rubble.

Already at the end of of 1945 could be stated that despite the material emergency in Freiburg an active concert life had developed. Hoffmann made itself apart from economics and for sociopolitical tasks also the reconstruction of the culture life the goal. Like that he was joint founder of the Freiburger college of music, which later national university for music, for which he made the Wentzingerhaus available used before by the Augustinermuseum. Of Hoffmann remains always connected name however with the reconstruction of the city theatre. Already in June 1946 it had entrusted the architect William Mersch and coworker of the city administration with the task to plan a reconstruction of the theatre in the ruins 1944 of the destroyed building. At the end of of 1948 already began the and on 30 December 1949, only 5 years after the destruction, could the play enterprise again be taken up. Hoffmann had called classical period and the romance to donations, but since always 1949 again even as a pianist had not only successfully arisen, now predominantly with music of the Viennese.

The reconstruction concerts with the urban Philharmoni orchestra and the mayor as soloist became of many years practiced the tradition and played altogether 120.000. -- Mark, however the concert from 16 November 1953 had net proceeds of DM 18.000. -- furnished, with which among other things also a new Steinway wing could be procured for the theatre.

Wolfgang Hoffmann death to 25. March 1956 came for the citizenry and its family completely surprisingly. 4,000 citizens and citizen gave the last escort to the popular city head.

Literature

• Wolfgang Hoffmann: Which was a small contribution for the historical development of the teacher formation in bathing. Freiburg in mash gau: Press association Freiburg in mash gau (approx. 1926).
• Wolfgang Hoffmann (treatment): Three years local work in Freiburg ith break. Hrsg. of the city administration Freiburg in mash gau. Freiburg in mash gau: Goldschagg 1948.
• Gerhard Dangel: Wolfgang Hoffmann. A Welte pianist and a mayor at the piano

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