Friedrich Karl Devens

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Friedrich Karl Devens (born April 19, 1852 in Recklinghausen ; † June 1, 1902 in Bonn ) was a German lawyer and writer .

Life

Friedrich Karl Devens was born as the son of the district judge Friedrich Karl Devens and Wilhelmine geb. Hey. His grandfather was the Justice Commissioner Friedrich Carl Devens . After attending high school in Dorsten , Meppen and Wiesbaden he studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn , the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Berlin and the Georg-August-University of Goettingen law . In 1873 he became a member of the Corps Borussia Bonn . After studying and traineeship, he became a district judge, but gave up the service to become a writer. He wrote on cultural-historical and genealogical topics. His last work was the Borussia Bonn corps album, dedicated to his corps brother Kaiser Wilhelm II , which was posthumously completed and printed. Devens was Rittmeister of the Landwehr, patron saint of the parish church of St. Cyriakus in Bottrop and protector of the Warrior and Landwehr Association Bottrop-Lehmkuhle. He was married to Paula Lupp.

Fonts

"The German Horse", 1898
  • Contributions to the history of the Devens family: Civil status documents on the history of the Devens family. , 1884/1886
  • Family tree of the Devens family , 1890
  • Contributions to the history of the Devens family: name, home, house and farm brand and coat of arms of the Devens family, at the same time a brief overview of the family's history , 1895
  • The German horse in history, in Sitte, Sang and Sage , 1898, illustrated by Theodor Rocholl
  • Biographical corps album of Borussia in Bonn 1827–1902 . Düsseldorf, 1902

literature

  • Friedrich Karl Devens: Biographical corps album of Borussia in Bonn 1827-1902 . Düsseldorf, 1902, pp. 178-179.
  • GG Winkel : Biographical corps album of Borussia in Bonn 1821–1928 . Aschaffenburg 1928, p. 173.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 19 , 471
personal data
SURNAME Devens, Friedrich Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1902
Place of death Bonn