Alexander von Süsskind-Schwendi
Alexander Otto Rudolf Freiherr von Süßkind-Schwendi (born September 24, 1903 in Berlin ; † June 29, 1973 in Munich ) was a German ministerial official.
Life
origin
Alexander comes from the Württemberg noble family of Barons von Süsskind . He was the son of the Prussian general of the infantry Richard von Süßkind-Schwendi (1854-1946) and his wife Ilse, née von Winterfeld (* 1876).
Career
In 1922, during his studies, Süßkind became a member of the Derendingia fraternity in Tübingen . From 1934 to 1944 he worked in the Reich Ministry of Economics . In the last two years of the Second World War he did his military service and was taken prisoner of war . In 1948/49 he was the head of the liaison office of the Ministries of Commerce in the countries of the French zone for the Administration of the Economy of the United Economic Area. After the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, he was head of Section II 2 (Methods of European Cooperation and Marshall Aid) in the Federal Ministry for Affairs of the Marshall Plan from 1950 to 1951 . From 1951 to 1956 he was Deputy Head of the Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) in Paris. In 1957 he returned to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation . From 1957 to 1959 he was in charge of department II (European economic cooperation) and III (administration of the ERP special assets). From 1959 he was head of department II (federal and ERP assets) with the rank of ministerial director. In 1968 he retired and received the Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany.
family
Susskind married Countess Elisabeth Hagen (1909–1946) on October 1, 1936 in Niedergebra . After her death, he married Countess Antonia Droste zu Vischering (* 1916) in Bad Godesberg on May 5, 1951 . The sons Johann Gottlieb (* 1939) and Eberhard (* 1941) emerged from the first marriage.
literature
- Franz Josef zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Hrsg.): Genealogical manual of the nobility matriculated in Bavaria. Volume II, Verlag Degener & Co., Schellenberg 1951, pp. 253-254.
Web links
- Short biography at the Federal Archives
- Interview with Alexander von Süßkind-Schwendi
Individual evidence
- ↑ Membership directory of the Derendingia fraternity in Tübingen. October 1933, p. 52.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Süßkind-Schwendi, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Süßkind-Schwendi, Alexander Otto Rudolf Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ministerial official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1973 |
| Place of death | Munich |