Otto Bracke

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Otto Bracke 1932

Otto Johannes Emil Bracke (born November 3, 1872 in Braunschweig ; † September 14, 1934 there ) was a German lawyer and notary . He campaigned for a reconciliation between Germany and France through private trips and lectures in France.

Life

Bracke was born as the second son of the businessman, politician and publisher Wilhelm Bracke in Braunschweig. After the early death of his father, Bracke was accepted into the sexta of the Braunschweigisches Real-Gymnasium at Easter 1881 . Two years later he moved to the Martino-Katharineum grammar school there . After passing his school leaving examination, he attended the University of Berlin from April 1890 and studied law . Since he wanted to become a diplomat, he enrolled in the "Oriental Seminary" in October of that year and passed the Arabic diploma examination in July 1892; Bracke continued his language studies and passed the Turkish language exam . In addition to English, Dutch, French, Italian and Hebrew, he already mastered several Arabic languages ​​from a young age . Bracke received his doctorate in Dresden and passed the trainee examination on January 15, 1893.

At the request of his brother Herrmann Bracke, he took part in the cremation of Friedrich Engels in London in August 1895 . On behalf of the section of the SPD , he arranged for a bouquet of flowers to be placed on the coffin, which led to difficulties in his further career, because in the SPD organ forward it was reported. The Minister of Justice Wilhelm Spies wrote to the President of the Regional Court on September 4, 1895:

“We will send you a copy of the“ Vorwärts ”, the trainee lawyer Dr. jur. To hear Otto Bracke here about whether the remark marked in blue on this sheet is correct, possibly what O. Bracke has to say to justify the donation of flowers or wreaths. We look forward to an early report from you. "

- Archives Regional Court Braunschweig

When he was dismissed from service on November 30, 1895, Wilhelm Kulemann , a Brunswick district judge and national liberal member of the Reichstag , used himself for him and Bracke six months later.

Bracke made a total of 14 trips to the United States . He visited relatives in Chicago, where on May 16, 1900, he married Georgine Brauckmann, the daughter of the German immigrant and businessman Georg Brauckmann.

In addition to his work as a lawyer, Otto Bracke was a member of the “Association de la reconciliation Franco-Allemande”. The German secretariat of this union was in Petzen ( Bückeburger Land ), the secretary was Pastor Wilhelm Mensching. In England this union was called " International Fellowship of Reconciliation ", in France "Mouvement International de la Réconciliation". Bracke dealt with the ideal that there should be no more war between Germany and France. Therefore, he let his four sons learn French at an early age. The English language was cultivated in the Bracke house anyway. In 1933 he went on a trip to the south of France to present ideas of Franco-German friendship . He had no political ambitions, but rather dealt with Franco-German history for idealistic reasons and out of conviction.

This "un-German" mission led to his notary being withdrawn. On September 22, 1933, the Brunswick Minister of Justice, Friedrich Alpers , informed the President of the Higher Regional Court on his report that Otto Bracke was to be dismissed from the office of notary.

Bracke committed suicide in 1934 at the age of 61. On September 14, 1934, he threw himself off a bridge in the Buchhorst in front of a train.

literature

  • Edgar Isermann, Michael Schlüter: Justice and Lawyers in Braunschweig 1879–2004: 125 years of the Higher Regional Court and the Braunschweig Bar Association. Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2004, ISBN 3-926701-62-5 , p. 97 ff.
  • Michael Schlueter, Dieter Miosge : Admission has been withdrawn. The fate of the lawyers in the Braunschweig district from 1933–1945. Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-926701-69-2 , p. 96.
  • Rudolf Wassermann (ed.): Justice in the course of time: Festschrift of the higher regional court Braunschweig . Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1989, ISBN 3-926701-07-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Personnel file Dr. Otto Bracke in the Braunschweig Regional Court
  2. ^ Wilhelm Kuhleman: "Political memories. A contribution to modern contemporary history, Berlin 1911", pp. 255ff
  3. ↑ Michael Schlüter, Dieter Miosge: Admission has been withdrawn. The fate of the lawyers in the Braunschweig district from 1933–1945. P. 96.
  4. ^ Ellis Island Immigrant Lists . Under: Hamburg passenger lists, 1850-1934 .
  5. ↑ Records in https://familysearch.org
  6. ^ Wilhelm Mensching on geschichtsatlas.de
  7. ^ Edgar Isermann, Michael Schlueter : Justice and Lawyers in Braunschweig 1879-2004. 125 years of the Braunschweig Higher Regional Court and Bar Association , Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2004.
  8. ↑ Rudolf Wassermann (Ed.): Justice in the course of time. Festschrift of the Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig , Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1989.
  9. ↑ Bracke, Dr. Otto. PDF, p. 6.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on anwaltverein.de (different month April)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / anwaltverein.de  
  10. ↑ Otto Bracke's obituary notices. In: Braunschweiger Zeitung of September 14th and 15th, 1934.
personal data
SURNAME Bracke, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bracke, Otto Johannes Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Braunschweig lawyer and notary
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1934
Place of death Braunschweig