Alfred von Oberndorff
Alfred Graf von Oberndorff (born December 9, 1870 in Edingen , † March 16, 1963 in Heidelberg ) was a German diplomat.
Life
After completing his legal studies and doctorate to become a Dr. iur. Oberndorff joined the foreign service at the University of Heidelberg . From 1900 he was second embassy secretary in Madrid and from 1905 first embassy secretary in Brussels . As counselor he went to Madrid again in 1907 and to Vienna in 1910 . From 1912 to 1916 Oberndorff was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Royal Norwegian Court in Oslo , and from 1916 to 1918 Envoy to Sofia .
Oberndorff was the representative of the Reich government for questions of foreign policy and on November 11, 1918 co-signed the Compiègne armistice . In 1920 and 1921 he was the first German chargé d'affaires in Warsaw . As a founding member of the Franco-German study commission, he campaigned for a rapprochement between Germany and France in the 1920s.
Oberndorff is buried in Neckarhausen .
literature
- Maria Keipert (Red.): Biographical Handbook of the German Foreign Service 1871–1945. Published by the Foreign Office, Historical Service. Volume 2: Gerhard Keiper, Martin Kröger: G – K. Schöningh, Paderborn et al. 2005, ISBN 3-506-71841-X .
Web links
- Reich Chancellery files
- Regional studies online - the digital encyclopedia
- Literature by and about Alfred von Oberndorff in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutscher Reichsanzeiger No. 17 from 1912
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oberndorff, Alfred von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oberndorff, Alfred Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1963 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |