Robert Falckenberg

Karl Franz Robert Falckenberg (born August 12, 1889 in Erlangen , † December 26, 1944 in Kempten (Allgäu) ) was a German lawyer, officer in both world wars and judge at the People's Court .

Life

As the son of the philosopher Richard Falckenberg (1851-1920) and his wife Else Pielke, he attended grammar school in Erlangen. His brother was the mathematician Otto Richard Hans Falckenberg (1885-1946). After graduating from high school, he studied philosophy in Leipzig, Berlin, Greifswald, Erlangen and Kiel. In 1915 he completed his studies with a doctorate to become Dr. phil. from. During his studies in 1908 he became a member of the Bubenreuth fraternity in Erlangen.

During the First World War he was drafted as a first lieutenant in the reserve and served as a battery leader and adjutant to a regimental commander. From 1920 to 1923 he was a member of the German National People's Party and worked as its managing director in Bavaria.

From 1922 he studied law and obtained a doctorate in law. jur. From 1926 he worked in the Bavarian judicial service as a public prosecutor and judge in Nuremberg and Selb , among others , and then as chief magistrate in Bad Reichenhall . He joined the organization of soldiers at the front, the Stahlhelm , and was a member of the National Socialist Legal Guardian Association (NSRB). In 1937 he was appointed district court director in Kempten . In the same year he joined the NSDAP ( membership no. 5.827.205).

The Second World War interrupted his legal service; from 1939 to 1941 he again served as an officer with the rank of major in the reserve. From September 30, 1942 to March 31, 1943 he was seconded to the People's Court in Berlin as an assistant judge . After submitting a medical certificate, arranged by him, about his military service damage, he decided not to extend this activity. In April 1943 he resumed his work at the Kempten Regional Court . In December 1944 he died of sepsis .

Fonts

• The reality of the objective spirit in Hegel , Leipzig 1915/1916 (doctoral thesis).
• The federalist elements in the German constitution , Erlangen 1925 (doctoral thesis).

literature

• Bruno Jahn, Biographical Encyclopedia of German-Speaking Philosophers , Munich 2001.
• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 2: F-H. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0809-X , pp. 6-7.

Web links

• Literature by and about Robert Falckenberg in the catalog of the German National Library