Johann Conrad Adenauer

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Johann Conrad Adenauer , also Johann Konrad Adenauer , (born April 14, 1833 in Bonn , † June 13, 1906 in Cologne ) was a German judicial officer and officer . He was u. a. the father of Konrad Adenauer .

Life

Adenauer did military service in the Prussian army from 1851 to 1867 , took part in the war against Austria in 1866 and was dismissed as a second lieutenant . He then switched to the judicial service. In 1870/71 he took part in the Franco-German War as an economics officer.

In 1873 he was promoted to the clerk of the appeal court at the Royal Regional Court in Cologne. In 1883 he was promoted to the chancellery.

He had five children with his wife Helene, née Scharfenberg (1849–1919): August (1872–1952), Johannes (1873–1937), Konrad (1876–1967), Lilli (1879–1950) and Elisabeth (1882, three and a half Died months after birth).

Awards

literature

  • Dieter Kilian: The first Federal Chancellor and the Bundeswehr. Dr. Konrad Adenauer - the aloof, caring founding father. (Part 1). In: Order. Vol. 48. Issue 269 (March 2008), pp. 72-78, pp. 72 f. ( online as PDF ).
  • Werner Biermann: Konrad Adenauer. A century of life. Rowohlt, Berlin 2017 ISBN 9783737100069 , pp. 1–23.

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