Christian Jürgensen (politician)

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Christian Jacob Jürgensen (born March 6, 1838 in Stübbek ; † February 3, 1909 in Berlin ) was a German judge and politician.

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Christian Jürgensen came from a family of farmers who had lived in North Schleswig for a long time and where Danish was spoken. His father Boy Jürgensen (born October 23, 1798 in Stübbek; † June 13, 1873 ibid) worked as a farrier and owned a brick factory. His mother Metta Cecilia Margaretha, née Festersen (born August 18, 1805 in Hostrup ; † February 27, 1893 in Enstedt ) was a daughter of Fester Petersen and Silla Margaretha, née Thaysen. Before and during the Schleswig-Holstein survey , the father and his brothers clearly positioned themselves on the side of the Schleswig-Holsteiners.

After the battle of Idstedt in 1850, Jürgensen went to the Glückstadt high school to be educated in German . At Easter 1853 he switched to the Kiel School of Academics , where he passed his school leaving examination in autumn 1858. From the winter semester of 1858/59 he completed a law degree at the University of Kiel. In the winter semester of 1860/61 he continued his studies in Berlin. During this formative time he joined the national student movement and maintained this political orientation for life.

In 1863, Jürgensen passed the legal examination in Kiel. He then worked briefly as a lawyer in Altona . During the German-Danish War he was the secretary of the bailiff Otto Kier in Hadersleben for a few months . In the same year he moved to Toftlund as Hardesvogt and in 1867 as magistrate to Rödding. During this time new Prussian laws were introduced. The residents valued him as a good advisor during their implementation. Among the mostly Danish-minded residents, he was - as a native German who spoke Danish on a daily basis - as a generally popular person.

So that his children could attend a German school, Jürgensen asked for a transfer to Husum as a magistrate in 1880 . He maintained lifelong contact with his previous jobs. In 1882 he entered the Prussian state parliament as a member of the national liberal party for the Husum district. Hard conflicts quickly arose with the Danish MP Gustav Johannsen , which were actually due to a misunderstanding. For almost twenty years, these disputes shaped his position in the state parliament on aspects relating to North Schleswig. He therefore did not comment on the language decree in 1888, according to which German largely superseded Danish in lessons at all elementary schools in North Schleswig, which caused great unrest. In 1889, during a debate in the state parliament, he took a stand for Ernst von Köller and his tough policy. Since the events in North Schleswig worried him for a long time, this statement should not have been easy for him.

In the course of time, Juergensen's position towards the Danes of North Schleswig changed increasingly. The German Association for Northern Schleswig , which has existed since 1890, played a large part in this . He spoke out in favor of a "hard-handed policy" pursued by the government of Prussia. Jürgensen, on the other hand, represented liberal positions and did not want to support this association work. Shortly after the death of his opponent Johannsen, he also built positive relationships with the Danish politician Hans Peter Hanssen .

Jürgensen did not attract attention as a great speaker, but still had influence with the National Liberals and in the state parliament and was considered a valued advisor to the government of Prussia. He played a significant role in the creation of the Optanten contract . He was a personal friend of the Justice Minister Max von Beseler and most likely played a major role in the appointment of Detlev Wilhelm von Bülow as the new Chief President. After the Prussians became more radical again after briefly liberal action in Northern Schleswig, on October 5, 1908, Jürgensen made a sharp comment in the Kölnische Zeitung about "The development in northern Schleswig". According to the Reichstag member Johannes Leonhart , members of the German government encouraged him to write the article. This contribution caused a sensation in Germany and Denmark. Renowned politicians and scientists, including Friedrich Naumann and Hans Delbrück , took a stand for Jürgensen, who received hundreds of positive letters from German residents of North Schleswig. At the same time, he faced severe and increasing attacks. Most of these came from the German Association for Northern Schleswig and newspapers that worked with it. Attempts to prevent his candidacy for the state election in 1908 failed. Jürgensen died suddenly during the following legislative period.

family

On October 14, 1871, Jürgensen married Elise Johanna Dorothea Postel in Kiel (* July 10, 1841 in Burg ; † July 6, 1930 in Husum ). Her father Johannes Detlev Andreas Postel (1805–1882) was a parish bailiff and married to Elise Katharina Margaretha, née Hausmann (1826–1902). The Juergensen couple had three sons.

Honors

In 1901 Jürgensen received the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class. In 1903 he was awarded the Royal Order of the Crown, 3rd Class, and in 1907 was appointed Privy Councilor of Justice.

literature

  • Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, pp. 184-186.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, pp. 184-185.
  2. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, p. 185.
  3. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, p. 185.
  4. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, p. 185.
  5. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, p. 185.
  6. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, pp. 185-186.
  7. ^ Arthur Lessow: Juergensen, Christian . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Volume 8. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1987, p. 184.
personal data
SURNAME Juergensen, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jürgensen, Christian Jacob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German judge and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Stübbek
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1909
Place of death Berlin