Hansjoachim von der Esch
Hansjoachim von der Esch , also: Hans-Joachim von der Esch (born October 6, 1899 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ; † May 10, 1976 in La Tour-de-Peilz , Canton of Vaud , Switzerland ) was a German diplomat and explorer.
Life
family
He came from a Rhineland family and was the son of the royal Prussian lieutenant general and bearer of the Pour le Mérite Hans von der Esch (1862-1934) and the industrialist daughter Elisabeth Hasenkamp (1874-1926). Esch married on May 4, 1927 in Helsingborg ( Sweden ) Marianne Sandstedt (born January 17, 1907 in Helsingborg; † ....), the daughter of the lawyer Hans Sandstedt and Hilma Henckel . This marriage resulted in two sons living in Sweden, the later lawyer Hans-Ulrich von der Esch and the royal Swedish court marshal Björn von der Esch .
job
After attending high school, Esch was an active officer in the First World War. After retiring from the military, he studied at a technical university with a degree in engineering . After he had also studied the Arabic language, he worked as a representative for a German company in Egypt from 1929 to 1939. During the 1930s he accompanied Ladislaus Almásy on expeditions to the Libyan desert.
During the Second World War , von der Esch initially belonged to the army , joined the Air Force in June 1942 and was employed as a clerk for special companies, including with the Air Force Command Southeast . In February 1944 he took over the picture position and the evaluation of the foreign press in Dulag Luft with the rank of major .
Since September 1952 he has been the Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany in Syria . In 1956 diplomatic problems arose between the Federal Republic and Syria because of the impending establishment of a consular mission of the GDR in Syria. In the course of the negotiations, von der Esch was recalled from Syria. At the same time, however, the federal government emphasized that this had nothing to do with the discrepancies because the ambassador's term of office had expired. In February 1957 von der Esch was appointed the Federal Republic's first ambassador to Morocco .
Fonts
- In the heart of the Libyan desert , Leipzig, FA Brockhaus, 1943
- Weenak - the caravan is calling: On lost paths through Egypt's deserts , Leipzig, FA Brockhaus, 1941
literature
- Munzinger: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 16/1957 from April 8, 1957
Web links
- Literature by and about Hansjoachim von der Esch in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelige Häuser B Volume XIX, page 65, Volume 99 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1990, ISBN 3-7980-0700-4
- ^ Cabinet minutes online "Esch, Hansjoachim von der" (5.48 :) . Bundesarchiv.de. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1910 to 1918: Walter Rößler |
Envoy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Damascus 1952–1957 |
October 1956–1958: Walter Weber (diplomat, 1899) |
| Kurt Rieth |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rabat 1957–1960 |
Herbert Müller-Roschach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Esch, Hansjoachim von der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esch, Hans-Joachim from the |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1976 |
| Place of death | La Tour-de-Peilz , Canton of Vaud |