Henning von Lewinski
Henning Eduard Levin von Lewinski (also: Henning von Royk-Lewinski , born December 6, 1902 in Berlin , † April 23, 1981 in Mountain View , Hawaii , USA) was a German diplomat, businessman and planter.
biography
Henning von Lewinski was the son of the Prussian military attaché Oskar von Lewinski, who was murdered in Munich in 1913 . Initially he was a planter and businessman in Cameroon and Java , and in 1933 he became a consultant at the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture in Cairo, where he managed the milk center. During the Second World War he worked for the Foreign Office and the Navy .
After returning from captivity, he went to the USA as a businessman, where he soon held a leading position at the Wooden Church Crusade . This organization raised funds in the USA for the construction of (wooden) churches that were to be built on the inner-German border with the aim of defending against communism. The originally planned number of 48 - one for each (then) US state - was not achieved. A good dozen churches were built within the framework of this program, such as the Friedenskirche in Wildenheid , the All Saints Church in Borsigwalde and the Waldkirche in Heiligensee in Berlin .
After a brief return to Germany, Henning von Lewinski finally settled in Hawaii as an anthurium planter, where he also died.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welt am Sonntag No. 48, November 25, 1956, p. 3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewinski, Henning von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Royk-Lewinski, Henning von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat, businessman and planter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1981 |
| Place of death | Mountain View (Hawaii) |