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Heinrich Ferdinand Adolph Schönfelder (1875 - 1966)

Heinrich Ferdinand Adolph (Adolph) Schönfelder
Born in Hamburg, Deutschlandmap
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Died at age 91 in Hamburg, Deutschlandmap
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Biography

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Adolph Schönfelder is Notable.

Adoph was born in 1875. He grew up in Hamburg-Barmbek. His father, Louis Gustav Schönfelder, was a carpenter ("Tischler") and a constable ("Konstabler"). Adolph's mother, Maria Sophia, née Koch, worked as a maid.[1]

Adolph became a carpenter ("Zimmerer"). He married first Auguste. They had two children:[2]

  • Ernst (born 13 Jun; died 3 Jul 1918),
  • Cäcilie (born abt. 18 Aug 1902), married Walther Victor.

In 1901 Adolph Schönfelder became a member of the SPD, in 1919 of the Hamburg Parliament ("Hamburgische Bürgerschaft"), and in 1925 of the government of Hamburg ("Hamburger Senat").[1]

Adolph married second Minna Prill. They had two children:[2]

  • Thea (16 Feb 1925 - 25 Jul 2010), became a doctor and a professor,[3][4][5][6][7][8]
  • Ernst (29 Nov 1927 - 25 Feb 2021), became a musician.[9][10]

In June 1933, Schönfelder was arrested and accused of high treason and treason against the country. Although he was not tried, he had to renounce the SPD and was under surveillance.[1]

After World War II, he was appointed Vice Mayor ("Zweiter Bürgermeister") of Hamburg. In 1946 he was elected President of the Hamburg Parliament. In 1948 and 1949, he was the President by right of age, Father of the House ("Alterspräsident") of the Federal German Parliamentary Council ("Parlamentarischer Rat") and, together with Konrad Adenauer and Hermann Schäfer, drafted the Basic Law ("Grundgesetz") for the Federal Republic of Germany.[1] On 23 May 1949, as first vice-president of the parliamentary council, he signed the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany together with Konrad Adenauer and Hermann Schäfer.[11]

In 1900, he is listed as a worker ("Arbeiter") and as residing at Lohkoppelstraße 27, Hamburg.[12] In 1910, he is listed as a carpenter ("Zimmermann") and as residing at Lohkoppelstraße 50, Hamburg.[13] In 1920, he is listed as a carpenter ("Zimmermann") and member of the Hamburg Parliament ("Mitglied der Bürgerschaft") and as residing at Lohkoppelstraße 50, Hamburg.[14] In 1930, he is listed as a senator ("Senator") and member of the Hamburg Parliament ("Mitglied der Bürgerschaft") and as residing at Moorende 29, Hamburg.[15] In 1940, he is listed as a senator (Ret.) ("Senator a. D.") and as residing at Perthesweg 8, Hamburg.[16] In 1947 and 1950, he is listed as a president ("Präsident") and as residing at Olendörp 27, Hamburg.[17][18] In 1955, he is listed as President of the Hamburg Parliament ("Präsident der Bürgerschaft") and as residing at Moorende 29, Hamburg.[19] In 1960, he is listed as President of the Hamburg Parliament ("Präsident der Bürgerschaft") and as residing at Kleiststraße 7, Hamburg.[20] In 1965, he is listed as a member of the Hamburg Parliament ("Bürgerschaftsmitglied") and as residing at Kleiststraße 7, Hamburg.[21]

Schönfelder was an honorary citizen of Hamburg, the highest decoration of the city-state.[11][22] He passed away in 1966 and was buried at Friedhof Ohlsdorf in Hamburg.[23][24]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hamburger Persönlichkeiten
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kopitzsch, Franklin and Brietzke, Dirk (eds.). Hamburgische Biografie: Personenlexikon
  3. ↑ German Wikipedia article on his daughter Thea Schönfelder
  4. ↑ https://der-eppendorfer.de/Eppendorf-historisch/Starke-Frauen/Thea-Schoenfelder/
  5. ↑ https://www.hamburg.de/clp/frauenbiografien-suche/clp1/hamburgde/onepage.php?BIOID=3082&qW=Kinder&qR=S
  6. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TheaSch%C3%B6nfelder_GdF_FriedhofOhlsdorf.jpg
  7. ↑ https://grabsteine.genealogy.net/tomb.php?cem=3307&tomb=57&b=&lang=de
  8. ↑ http://www.garten-der-frauen.de/sonst.html#schoenfelder
  9. ↑ https://www.lifepr.de/inaktiv/philharmoniker-hamburg-freie-und-hansestadt-hamburg-landesbetrieb-philharmonisches-staatsorchester/Ein-Leben-fuer-die-Musik-Empfang-zum-90-Geburtstag-von-Ernst-Schoenfelder/boxid/685226
  10. ↑ https://gvl.de/aktuelles/nachruf-auf-ernst-schoenfelder
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 English Wikipedia article on Adolph Schönfelder
  12. ↑ Hamburger Adress-Buch 1900. Bd. 114. Verlag Herrmann
  13. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1910. Bd. 124. Verlag Herrmann
  14. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1920. Bd. 134. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag
  15. ↑ Hamburger Adreßbuch 1930. Bd. 144. Hamburger Adreßbuch-Verlag
  16. ↑ Hamburger Adreßbuch 1940. Bd. 153. Hamburger Adreßbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  17. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1947. Bd. 157. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  18. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1950. Bd. 159. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  19. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1955. Bd. 164. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  20. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1960. Bd. 169. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  21. ↑ Hamburger Adressbuch 1965. Bd. 174. Hamburger Adressbuch-Verlag Dumrath & Fassnacht
  22. ↑ Auszeichnung 1950 Adolph Schönfelder (1875-1966)
  23. ↑ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Grave_AdolphSch%C3%B6nfelder_Hamburg-Ohlsdorf2.jpg
  24. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Adolph-Sch%C3%B6nfelder/33532559

See also:

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