Theodor Overbeck 1833 von Theodor Rhebenitz

Christian Theodor Overbeck (16 May 1818, Lübeck - 23 March 1880, Lübeck) was a German

jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Uni ...

and politician.

Biography

His father was the lawyer and Court of Appeals judge,

Christian Gerhard Overbeck Christian Gerhard Overbeck (5 January 1784, Lübeck – 29 January 1846, Lübeck) was a German jurist and judge. Life and work Overbeck was born on 5 January 1784. He was the eldest of five children born to Christian Adolph O ...

. 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 Johann Friedrich Overbeck (3 July 1789 – 12 November 1869) was a German painter. As a member of the Nazarene movement, he also made four etchings. Early life and education Born in Lübeck, his ancestors for three generations had been Protes ...

(his uncle) and

Theodor Rehbenitz Theodor Markus Rehbenitz (2 September 1791, Borstel - 19 February 1861, Kiel) was a German painter and draftsman, associated with the Nazarene movement. Life and work He was born on an estate where his father served as the Superintendent. A ...

(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 .Emil Ferdinand Fehling: ''Lübeckische Ratslinie'', Lübeck 1925, # 986 The poet and Bürgermeister, Christian Adolph Overbeck, was his grandfather.

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19th-century German lawyers German politicians 1818 births 1880 deaths People from Lübeck {{Germany-politician-stub