Friedrich Rogge

Hermann Friedrich Bernhard Rogge (born October 28, 1867 in Potsdam ; † July 7, 1932 in Rendsburg ) was a German district administrator and head of the association.

Live and act

Friedrich Rogge was a son of the theologian Bernhard Rogge and his wife Anna, née Thielen (born October 17, 1836 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , † January 23, 1898 in Potsdam), whose father Peter Thielen was a well-known field provost.

Rogge was considered physically weak during childhood, but later achieved success in rowing, sailing and ice skating. He attended the Viktoriagymnasium , which he left with the Abitur in 1886. He then studied theology for two semesters at the University of Leipzig and then switched to law. Supervised by his wife Elisabeth Mendelssohn Bartholdy , he worked as a trainee for the lawyer Adolf Wach . He was involved in the Association of German Students and spoke on its behalf several times with a powerful voice and stately stature at patriotic events and honors for Bismarck , who granted him an audience. In the fall of 1891 he passed the trainee exam. He then worked in Jüterbog , Werder and Potsdam. In October 1894 he passed the great state examination.

Rogge then acted as a government assessor in Schleswig and from 1900 in Breslau . From 1904 he officiated as district administrator for the district of Tondern . During ongoing conflicts with the Danes living in Northern Schleswig , he acted understandingly and willing to compromise, which earned him respect and fame. Although a newcomer, Rogge quickly gained sympathy and cooperation from all German and Danish sections of the population and recognition from his superiors. The reasons for this were his hard work, skillful diplomatic approach, pleasant manners, good rhetoric and the ability to negotiate and convince.

Rogge supported the dike and water system in the region as the dikemaster. During his tenure, the mouth of the Bredeau was diked and the Leckerau was regulated. He campaigned for homeland maintenance, building culture, elementary schools and educational institutions for agriculture. Thus the first secondary schools were established in Tønder and in 1905 a community college in Tingleff . There were also other schools in the district, an office building in Tondern, a warm bathing house and an old Frisian wine tavern in Westerland , where he had a summer residence called "Hilde". Rogge's particular concern was the preservation of thatched-roof houses in the Frisian marshland.

In 1908 Rogge founded the Tonderner Kreissparkasse and supported the seaside resorts of Rømø , Sylt , Föhr and Amrum . When the northern part of North Schleswig passed to Denmark after the referendum in Schleswig in 1920, he was a member of the German-Danish Border Water Commission for several years. He was always helpful and friendly, was considered a good host who remained calm in complicated conflicts. This earned him the sympathy of everyone involved. The Schleswig District President said after Rogges death that he was an “excellent district administrator”, “full of sacrifice for his neighbor” and a man “who deserved and found respect everywhere”.

Act as an association official

In April 1914, Rogge accepted an offer from Friedrich Leopold von Prussia to take over the management of the estates in the Flatow and Krojanke territory . The office was in Potsdam. Rogge and Friedrich Leopold von Prussia, who had been friends since their youth, fell out, however. Rogge therefore moved to the Reich Office for Settlement and Migration under the direction of Friedrich von Lindequist in the autumn of 1917 .

In the spring of 1918, Rogge took over the management of the Schleswig-Holstein Electricity Association. He had been associated with the association since 1912, when, as district administrator, he had promoted its establishment and since then led the association on a part-time basis. His office of the full-time post was initially in Schleswig and from 1920 in Rendsburg. He commissioned Fritz Höger , who was not a renowned architect at the time, to plan an administrative and residential building for the association.

1929 suggested Rogge, together with the Preussen Elektra , which Schleswig-Holstein Power AG to found. His commitment to supplying the region with electricity played a key role in the development of industry in Schleswig-Holstein.

Political commitment

After the First World War , Rogge co-founded the German National People's Party in Schleswig-Holstein in 1919 . Until 1929 he took over the chairmanship of the regional association. He spoke at many meetings and political events, always taking moderate and prudent positions. When the party followed Alfred Hugenberg's political orientation , Rogge stopped his work in the party. Instead , he joined the Conservative People's Party , but was no longer politically significant.

family

Rogge was married to Hildegard Anders (* May 28, 1871, † March 24, 1924), whose father Carl Friedrich Anders (1853-1890) was a real secret councilor. The couple had sons Bernhard (* 1899), Eberhard (* 1903) and Friedrich Karl (* 1913).

Honors

During his summer stays in Westerland, Rogge saved the lives of people who were in danger of drowning in the surf. For this he was awarded the Rescue Medal on the ribbon . The honored liked to wear it as the sole medal.

In the center of Rendsburg today the "Friedrich-Rogge-Platz" reminds of the former district administrator.

literature

• Eberhard Rogge: Rogge, Friedrich . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 2. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1971, pp. 210–212