Heinrich Emin von Wildenbruch
Heinrich Emin von Wildenbruch (born October 21, 1842 in Beirut , † March 14, 1893 in Berlin ) was a Prussian colonel à la suite of the general staff and diplomat .
Life
Heinrich Emin was the eldest son of the Prussian consul general in Syria Louis von Wildenbruch and his wife Ernestine, née von Langen . Like his younger brothers Ernst and Ludwig , he attended the Royal Pedagogy at the Francke Foundations in Halle from 1855 to 1858 , after taking private lessons from Friedrich August Pischon . He then studied law for four semesters and in 1863 joined the Prussian Army as a flagjunker . As an officer he took an active part in the German War in 1866 and in the Franco-German War in 1870/71.
In 1877 he was transferred to the General Staff with the rank of captain , where he was entrusted with special tasks. He was sent to Bern as a Prussian military attaché for three years . In March 1888 he traveled to Japan for two years . As a lieutenant colonel , he returned to the Great General Staff in Berlin in 1890 and was appointed the first director of the War Academy . In 1893 he was promoted to colonel.
After a long suffering, Wildenbruch died of complications from cancer of the larynx. He was buried opposite his mother's grave in field V of the old Berlin garrison cemetery. His gravestone has been preserved.
literature
- Guido von Frobel : Obituary for Heinrich Emin von Wildenbruch. In: Military weekly paper . Vol. 78, part 1, Berlin 1893, p. 31.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wildenbruch, Heinrich Emin from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel, diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beirut |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1893 |
| Place of death | Berlin |