Philipp von Bismarck
Philipp von Bismarck (born August 19, 1913 in Jarchlin , district of Naugard ; † July 20, 2006 in Obernholz , district of Gifhorn ) was a German farmer, general staff officer of the Wehrmacht , resistance fighter against National Socialism and politician ( CDU ).
family
Philipp von Bismarck was the second son of Gottfried von Bismarck (1881–1928), lord of Jarchlin and Kniephof , Naugard district and his wife Gertrud, née Koehn. His brother was Klaus von Bismarck (1912–1997), director of the WDR .
After the early death of his father, he was born in 1939 by his great-uncle Bernhard von Bismarck and his wife Käthe nee. Adopted by Arnim .
Philipp von Bismarck was the deputy secretary of the Bismarck Family Association.
See also: Bismarck (noble family)
education and profession
Philipp von Bismarck was initially a farmer at Gut Külz. In 1935 he joined the Infantry Regiment 9 (" Graf 9" ) of the 23rd Infantry Division in Potsdam as a lieutenant and later as a battalion adjutant . As a general staff officer, he belonged to the resistance group around Major General Henning von Tresckow . In 1945 he was taken prisoner of war.
Philipp von Bismarck studied law and economics and received his doctorate in 1950 under Walter Eucken in Freiburg . He was later a board member of Kali Chemie AG and president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
politics
He was elected to the German Bundestag in 1969 for the CDU through a direct mandate in the Gifhorn constituency in Lower Saxony and was a member of the German Bundestag from October 20, 1969 until his resignation on September 6, 1979 (three electoral terms) . On June 10, 1979, Bismarck was first directly elected by the citizens to the European Parliament , to which he had been a member since 1978 (elected by the Bundestag).
From 1970 to 1983 he was chairman of the CDU Economic Council , of which he was then honorary chairman.
Philipp von Bismarck was involved in the Pomeranian Landsmannschaft from 1948 . In 1963 he became the first chairman of the Naugard home district committee, later he was its honorary chairman. In 1970 he became spokesman for the Pomeranian Landsmannschaft and a member of the steering committee of the German-Polish forum for reconciliation between the two neighboring peoples.
He was a member of the Evangelical Michael Brotherhood .
Awards
- Large Federal Cross of Merit (1973) with star (1983) and shoulder ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany (awarded on April 24, 1991)
- Ludwig Erhard commemorative coin of the CDU Economic Council
- Freiherr vom Stein Medal in Gold (1984)
- Knight's Cross of the French Legion of Honor (1989)
Fonts
- Social market economy. The gift of the zero hour. Herder, 1992, ISBN 3-451-22942-0 .
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 70.
Web links
- Literature by and about Philipp von Bismarck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Philipp von Bismarck in the Members' database of the European Parliament
- Biography of Philipp von Bismarck
Footnotes
- ^ Margit Schlegel: August 19, 2013 - 100th birthday of Philipp vom Bismarck. In: The Pommersche Zeitung . No. 46/2013, p. 3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bismarck, Philipp von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jarchlin , Naugard district |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 2006 |
| Place of death | Obernholz |