Anton Marian August Hammerbacher (22 July 1871, in Munich – 22 October 1956, in Erlangen) was a German politician (SPD) and mayor of Erlangen from 1945 to 1946.
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Mayor of Erlangen
On 28 April 1945 Hammerbacher was appointed mayor of Erlangen by the military administration. He resigned on 30 September 1946.
His successor was Michael Poeschke.
Honors
At the end of his term, the township of Erlangen awarded him with the honorary citizenship being followed with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1953. A street in Erlangen was given his name in 1960.
Literature
Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte: Geschichte des Bayerischen Parliaments 1819 – 2003
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