Julius Momsen

Jacob Julius Momsen (born January 9, 1866 in Marienhof in the parish of Emmelsbüll ; † April 13, 1940 in Deezbüll ) was a German farmer and politician.

Life

Julius Momsen was a son of Jacob Emil Momsen (born November 30, 1832 in Toftum near Emmelsbüll; † April 25, 1906 in Marienhof) and his wife Marie Mathilde, née Jessen (born March 6, 1833 in Saidt ; † March 8, 1916 in Marienhof). Both parents came from long-established North Frisian farming families. The ancestors on his father's side, like those of Hans Momsen , moved from Fahretoft via Toftum to Marienhof during the 19th century .

Momsen was the only son in the family. It was therefore clear from his youth that he would inherit his father's farm. He was therefore denied an academic career that might have suited him better and interested him. On September 30, 1890, Momsen Meta married Sophie Jessen (born April 23, 1864 in Osterhof , † April 22, 1929 in Deezbüll), with whom he had four sons and four daughters. With the marriage he took over the farm from his father. In 1920 he transferred this to his second eldest son and settled in Deezbüll.

Act as a politician

Momsen was involved in politics and in agricultural associations. In 1887, at the age of 21, he founded the Agricultural Association for the Wiedingharde together with older farmers . He took over the offices of secretary and in 1891 chairman. From 1900 to 1920 he was active as chairman of the agricultural district association for the district of Tondern . From 1900 to 1931 he was a member of the Chamber of Agriculture for the Province of Schleswig-Holstein and also sat on its board from 1921 to 1927.

In 1906 Momsen entered the Schleswig-Holstein landscape and worked as its district commissioner. He picked up about 250 taxis for the landscape. In later years he served on the preparatory committee and the management. When he left in 1933 he was General Landschaftsrat.

From 1917 to 1933 Momsen initially represented the district of Tondern, and from 1920 the district of Südtondern as a deputy in the district and district committee, where he earned great merits. From 1909 to 1933 he had a seat in the provincial parliament. From 1915 to 1921 he worked on the provincial committee.

As a politician, Momsen always represented liberal positions and consistently rejected National Socialist politics. As a member of the DVP , he ran for the Reichstag in 1920. During the referendum on the territorial affiliation of the northern and central parts of Schleswig in 1919/20, he attracted particular attention: he wrote articles for newspapers and spoke at meetings in Germany and Denmark. He consistently represented German concerns.

After the National Socialists came to power in 1933, Momsen stopped all public activities.

Works as a local researcher and linguist

Momsen campaigned for the North Frisian language and research into the history of the region. In 1902 he co-founded the “North Frisian Association for Local Lore and Home Love” and took over its chairmanship from 1922 to 1927. From 1922 to 1933 he also headed the "Frisian Association for Niebüll-Deezbüll and the surrounding area".

Momsen was the source of the Wiedingharde dialect . In the 1930s he took part in preparatory work for a North Frisian dictionary that was being planned. He had a small library which at the end of his life contained around 250 books on the history of Schleswig-Holstein and North Friesland. In addition, there were 25 books in North Frisian and another 25 of his own works on the subject.

literature

• Ginger Ernst Momsen: Momsen, Julius . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 3. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1974, pp. 194-195