Christian Theodor Overbeck
German lawyer, civil law notary and politician
About Christian Theodor Overbeck
Lived 1818 – 1880 (aged 61). Christian Theodor Overbeck was a lawyer, notary and politician.
Christian Theodor Overbeck (16 May 1818, in Lübeck – 23 March 1880, in Lübeck) was a German jurist and politician.
His father was the lawyer and Court of Appeals judge, Christian Gerhard Overbeck. He studied at the Katharineum, graduating in 1838.
After studying law and obtaining his Doctorate, he became a lawyer and notary in 1843. He was appointed Secretary of the Lübeck Senate (City Council) in 1850 and was elected a Senator in 1870. During his tenure, he served as President of the Churchyard and Funeral Commission (1873–1880), the Deputation for the Poor (1871–1876) and the City Land Office (1878–1880).
His collection of paintings and drawings by Friedrich Overbeck (his uncle) and Theodor Rehbenitz (his aunt's husband) was bequeathed to the city of Lübeck. They are currently held at the Behnhaus museum.
He was married to Charlotte Krüger, the daughter of Senator . The poet and Bürgermeister, Christian Adolph Overbeck, was his grandfather.
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German lawyer, civil law notary and politician (1818-1880)
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Christian Theodor Overbeck was born on 16 May 1818 in Lübeck.
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Christian Theodor Overbeck died on 23 March 1880 in Lübeck.
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Christian Theodor Overbeck was a lawyer, notary and politician.
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Christian Theodor Overbeck's recorded nationality: Lübeck.
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