Alexander Pagenstecher (politician)
Alexander Pagenstecher (born January 6, 1862 in Elberfeld ; † March 13, 1928 ) was a German manor owner and officer. During the Weimar Republic he was involved in Saxony's agricultural policy.
Life
As the son of a doctor, Pagenstecher studied medicine at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen . In the winter semester 1881/82 he was active in the Corps Rhenania Tübingen . He was accepted on December 1, 1881. After completing the Physikum in the summer semester of 1883, he moved to the University of Leipzig . On November 5, 1883, he also became a member of the Corps Lusatia Leipzig . From October 1, 1884, he served as a one-year volunteer with the Thuringian Uhlan Regiment No. 6 in Mühlhausen . He later became a reserve officer . In 1885 he gave up studying medicine and switched to agriculture . In 1888 he leased a domain from the Strohwalde Chamber Estate . In 1892 he bought the Steinbach manor . He successfully tested modern methods in agriculture and forestry. For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle. In 1914 he initially served as Rittmeister d. R. on the western front . From 1915 to 1918 he was Major d. R. Chief economic officer at the Army High Command in Serbia. In 1919 he founded the Saxon Landbund in the Reichslandbund . As a member of the German National People's Party , he was elected to the Saxon state parliament in 1920. Re-elected in 1922 and 1926, he resigned on September 27, 1927. He died at the age of 66.
Honors
- Honorary member of the Corps Rhenania Tübingen (1898)
- Red Eagle Order IV Class (1913)
- Iron Cross 2nd class
- Iron Cross 1st Class
- War Merit Cross (Saxony)
- General badge of honor (Hessen) for bravery
- Albrechts Order , Knight's Cross 1st Class
- Military Merit Order (Bavaria) with crown and swords
- Military Merit Cross (Austria) III. Class with war decorations
- Iron crescent
See also
- Army Group Mackensen # Serbia and Macedonia
- List of members of the Saxon State Parliament in the Weimar Republic (1st electoral period)
- List of members of the Saxon State Parliament in the Weimar Republic (2nd electoral period)
- List of members of the Saxon State Parliament in the Weimar Republic (3rd electoral period)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 129/224; 93/621
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Personal files of the Corps Lusatia
- ↑ Erich Bauer : Die Tübinger Rhenanen , 1st edition, Zeulenroda 1936, p. 231 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pagenstecher, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manor owner and agricultural politician in Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1928 |