Friedrich von Klocke
Friedrich von Klocke (born June 9, 1891 at Haus Borghausen in Soest , † December 28, 1960 in Münster ) was a German archivist , private lecturer , historian and genealogist .
Life
He came from a Soest patrician family and was born on his father's estate in Borghausen near Soest. He concluded his school visit in 1911 with the final examination at the humanistic grammar school in Münster . By 1916, he studied in Munich , Berlin and Münster story and then graduated as Landsturmmann in the war news-collection of the VII. Corps his military service . After the war he resumed his studies ( Heads of State and Social Sciences ) in Münster again and in 1920 ibid. Doctorate .
Klocke began his professional career in the archives of the Central Office for German Personal and Family History in Leipzig , but in 1925 he moved to the United Westphalian Aristocratic Archives as senior archivist . Klocke had already dealt with family research as a high school student, and now he was also the main editor of the Westphalian Adelsblatt . His genealogical research, which essentially focused on the Westphalian nobility , was published regularly in the relevant journals.
At the beginning of the 1930s, Klocke received his habilitation in Münster and lectured in February 1931 in the field of German social history. As a member from 1938, Klocke was also active in the Westphalia-Lippe regional department of the German Aristocratic Association. From 1942 on he was professor for history, Westphalian regional history and genealogy.
In 1926 von Klocke was elected a full member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia , of which he was also a member until he left in 1945. In 1950 he was again accepted as a full member of the commission.
He joined the NSDAP with conviction and also became a functionary in National Socialist organizations. It was organized in the National Socialist German Lecturer Association.
literature
- Alexander Pinwinkler : Historical population research. Germany and Austria in the 20th century, Wallstein Verlag: Göttingen 2014, here esp. 160–174.
Web links
- Friedrich von Klocke in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Biographical information on the website of the Historical Commission for Westphalia
- Friedrich von Klocke in the German biography
- Klocke, Friedrich from on the website of the Institute for German Aristocracy Research
- Part of the estate of Friedrich von Klocke in the University and State Library of Münster
- Part of the estate of Friedrich von Klocke in the university archive of the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klocke, Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archivist, private lecturer, historian and genealogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borghausen House , Soest |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1960 |
| Place of death | Muenster |