Hans von Goldacker
Hans von Goldacker (born October 17, 1882 in Kassel ; † November 8, 1957 in Geismar ) was a German businessman, manor owner and politician (DNVP).
Live and act
Goldacker was the heir of the Weberstedt manor near Bad Langensalza in northern Thuringia. He attended high schools in Schulpforta and Rossleben. He later studied law in Heidelberg , where he was active in the Corps Saxo-Borussia . From 1905 on he lived as a farmer on his parents' estate. From 1913 to 1918 he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives for the German Conservatives .
From 1914 to 1918 Goldacker took part in the First World War as Rittmeister . After the war, he took on leadership positions in various interest groups. He belonged to the board of directors of the Reichslandbund and took over its chairmanship in the province of Saxony . In addition, he was a member of the Presidium of the United Patriotic Associations of Germany and was involved in employers' associations. From 1920 Goldacker sat on the supervisory board of the Mitteldeutsche Verlagsanstalt (Mivag). Because of this function, he was able to exert considerable influence on the political stance of the newspapers published by Mivag - the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung , the Weimarische Zeitung and the Merseburger Tageblatt - in the 1920s .
As a politician, Goldacker belonged to the German National People's Party . In addition to working in district and provincial parliaments , he was also a member of the Reichstag from 1924 to 1930 as a representative of the Thuringia constituency .
As a board member of the Mitteldeutsche Verlagsanstalt and party friend of Alfred Hugenberg , Goldacker supported him in building up his media empire - the so-called Hugenberg Group - and in taking over the management of the DNVP.
Web links
- Hans von Goldacker in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Hans von Goldacker in the files of the Reich Chancellery
Individual evidence
- ↑ survival data after Paul Hoser: The Political, Economic and social backgrounds of Munich ... . 1990, p. 128.
- ↑ Heidrun Holzbach: The "Hugenberg System". The organization Civic collection policies before ... . 1981, p. 111.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goldacker, Hans von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, manor owner and politician (DNVP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1957 |
| Place of death | Geismar |