Heinrich von Blankenburg

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Heinrich Blankenburg , from 1888 von Blankenburg , (born October 7, 1820 in the region around Cologne ; † January 5, 1897 in Breslau ) was a Prussian officer, historian and publicist .

Life

Heinrich Blankenburg joined the Prussian engineering corps. There he was in charge of the construction of the Hohenzollern family castle from 1850 to 1857 . He joined the Prussian General Staff in 1857 and ended his military career as a lieutenant colonel.

From 1864 he was an editor at the Schlesische Zeitung in Breslau, a national daily newspaper. From 1871 to 1890 he was political director there. He also wrote several military textbooks.

From 1870 to 1873 he was 11 (Oława - Brieg) as delegates of the constituency Wroclaw member of the House of Representatives , where he of himself freely conservative faction joined. In 1888 he was raised to the nobility .

In 1849 he married Albertine Maaßen (1829-1892). The marriage had two children: Gustav von Blankenburg (* 1852), later Prussian major general, and Edda von Blankenburg (* 1863).

Fonts

  • The German War of 1866 . Brockhaus, Leipzig 1868.
  • The internal struggles of the North American Union . Brockhaus, Leipzig 1869.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 70.
personal data
SURNAME Blankenburg, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blankenburg, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, historian and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH near Cologne
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1897
Place of death Wroclaw