Ferdinand von Hansemann

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Ferdinand von Hansemann (-Pempowo) (born September 10, 1861 in Berlin ; † October 3, 1900 there ) was a German nationalist and anti-Polish politician .

Life

Hansemann was the grandson of David Hansemann and the son of Adolph von Hansemann . After attending school in Berlin, he studied law . In 1882 he passed his legal traineeship and received his doctorate. jur. Hansemann married Josephine Stienen in 1885. The marriage resulted in four daughters. The daughter Frieda later married Leo von Caprivi, a nephew of the Chancellor of the same name . After a period in civil service, he turned to agriculture and studied this subject again. From 1888 he managed the Fideikommissherrschaft Pempowo , which his father had acquired in 1876.

Hansemann called for a stronger Germanization policy in the province of Posen . He organized rallies by German residents of the provinces of Posen and West Prussia for the former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck , with whom he also entered into a personal relationship, because he disapproved of Leo von Caprivi's allegedly accommodating policy towards the Poles . In 1894, Hansemann was instrumental in founding the German Ostmarkenverein , also known as the Hakatist Association. The beginning of his name formed the beginning of the term Hakatist. Hansemann was a member of the main board of the organization and, alongside Heinrich von Tiedemann-Seeheim, has been the second chairman since 1896. At times he was also responsible for the organ of the association "Die Ostmark". He was responsible for recruiting German settlers. In 1895 he suggested the establishment of the Landbank, which was supposed to contribute to the settlement of Germans in the eastern provinces. He advocated the expansion of the property in German hands and advocated the expropriation of the Polish owners. His attempts to gain political influence in the free conservative party failed.

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