Christoph Richter Explained

Christoph Richter
Office1:	Mayor of Szczecin
Term Start1:	1659
Term End1:	24 February 1669
Predecessor1:	Peter Gericke
Successor1:	Caspar Meyer
Birth Date:	1596
Alma Mater:	University of Greifswald

Christoph Richter (1596 – 24 February 1669) was mayor of Stettin, Swedish Pomerania (now Szczecin, Poland) from 1659 to 1669, and a Landrat.

History

Christoph Richter was born in 1596. He studied philosophy at the University of Greifswald.^[1] In 1659, he became the mayor of Stettin, Swedish Pomerania (now Szczecin, Poland). He died in office, on 24 February 1669, and was buried on 15 March 1669.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Lange Edmund: Die Greifswalder Sammlung Vitae Pomeranorum. In: Baltische Studien. Ergänzungsband. Greifswald: Abel, 1898, p. 274.
2. Tadeusz Białecki (editor): Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 1 (A-O), Wyd. US-Instytut Historii, Szczecin 1999, pp. 139–141,