Emil von Schenckendorff

Emil Gustav Theodor von Schenckendorff (* May 21, 1837 in Soldin , † March 1, 1915 in Berlin ) was a Prussian reform pedagogue, member of the House of Representatives, officer , Reich Telegraph Directorate and promoter of the sports movement.

Life

origin

Emil was a son of cashiers Moritz of Schenckendorff (1806-1888) and his first wife Johanna, nee Borkenhagen (from 1,811 to 1,857).

Career

After his departure from the Prussian army, Schenckendorff held the official post of a telegraph directorate from 1873. From 1882 to 1898 and again from 1904 until his death in 1915 he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives , where he represented the constituency of Liegnitz District 8 (city and district of Görlitz - Lauban), he belonged to the faction of the National Liberal Party . He also held the post of city councilor of Görlitz (1878–1881). From 1888 to 1915 Schenckendorff was a city councilor in Görlitz.

In 1891 Schenckendorff founded the Central Committee for the Promotion of Youth and Folk Games and took over the position of chairman. It was through him that the young game movement experienced its first militarization. He was also a member of the Görlitz Freemason Lodge "To the Crowned Snake" and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kiel on May 21, 1911 .

Emil von Schenckendorff was buried in the Görlitz cemetery.

Works

About youth and folk games. 1892.
Defense through education. Leipzig 1904.

literature

Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Seventh year (1906), Gotha: Justus Perthes 1905, p. 684.

Individual evidence

↑ Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918. Collaboration by Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne , Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag 1988, p. 339. (Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: Vol. 3)
↑ Eerke U. Hamer : The beginnings of the "game movement" in Germany. London: Arena Publ. (= Articles and Sources on Sport and Society Vol. 3), 1989, ISBN 0-902175-48-3 .
↑ Arnd Krüger : Sport and politics: from gymnastics father Jahn to the state amateur. Torch bearer, Hanover 1975, ISBN 3-7716-2087-2 . E. v. Schenckendorff. Hermann Lorenz: Defense force through education. Leipzig: Voigtländer 1904.

personal data
SURNAME	Schenckendorff, Emil von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schenckendorff, Emil Gustav Theodor von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian reform pedagogue, politician (NLP), MdPrA, officer, Reich Telegraph Directorate and promoter of the sports movement
DATE OF BIRTH	May 21, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH	Soldin
DATE OF DEATH	March 1, 1915
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918. Collaboration by Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne , Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag 1988, p. 339. (Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: Vol. 3)

[2] Eerke U. Hamer : The beginnings of the "game movement" in Germany. London: Arena Publ. (= Articles and Sources on Sport and Society Vol. 3), 1989, ISBN 0-902175-48-3 .

[3] Arnd Krüger : Sport and politics: from gymnastics father Jahn to the state amateur. Torch bearer, Hanover 1975, ISBN 3-7716-2087-2 . E. v. Schenckendorff. Hermann Lorenz: Defense force through education. Leipzig: Voigtländer 1904.