1938 – March 26, 1946: Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887–1977) All appointments of honorary citizens and the like from 1933 to 1945 were annulled. February 24, 1950: Johannes R. Becher (1891–1958) February 19, 1953: Hermann Henselmann (1905–1995) February 5, 1967 – ?: Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989) Sons and daughters of the city Christoph Rothmann (1550–1600), mathematician and astronomer of the 16th century Sibylla of Anhalt (1564–1614), Duchess of Württemberg Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Bucholz (1734–1798), official physician Heinrich Friedrich von Diez (1751–1817), diplomat and orientalist Isaak Markus Jost (1793–1860), historian Ferdinand Reich (1799–1882), chemist and physicist Herrman S. Saroni (1824–1900), writer, composer and inventor Hans Reinowski (1900–1977), politician Herbert Weißbach (1901–1995), actor Ernst Busch (1900–1980), East German singer and actor, Busch was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize for 1970–71 Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), presiding judge in a series of political trials in the 1950s and Justice Minister of the GDR Ruth Lange (1908–1994), shot putter and discus thrower Otto Knefler (1923–1986), soccer coach and player Gerhard Dünnhaupt (born 1927), bibliographer and cultural historian Michael Müller (born 1948), politician Rolf Milser (born 1951), weight lifter Heike Hartwig (born 1962), athlete Ingo Weißenborn (born 1963), fencer People who have worked on the ground Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1767–1834), Prince and Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1767–1845), theologian, general superintendent in Bernburg 1812–1824 Wilhelm von Kügelgen (1802–1867), early-romantic painter and author, in the service of the court of Bernburg Richard Wagner (1813–1883), worked in 1834 in the Bernburg Hoftheater (Mozart operas) Hermann Hellriegel (1831–1895), biologist and agricultural scientist in Bernburg 1880–1895 Wilhelm Krüger (1857–1947), 25 years director of the agricultural test station Bernburg See also Bernburg Euthanasia Centre Wacker Bernburg (1910-1945) References External links Official Website of the city (in German) Bernburg Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English) Bernburg Castle Salzlandkreis Duchy of Anhalt