Thankmar von Münchhausen (diplomat)
Thankmar von Münchhausen , Freiherr von Münchhausen, (born November 3, 1835 in Meiningen , † December 18, 1909 in Lankwitz near Berlin ) was German consul in Jerusalem from 1874 to 1881 and was a Protestant association functionary.
His father was court marshal of the Duke of Saxony-Meiningen and owner of the manor. In 1886 he was one of the founders of the Evangelical League and the anti- ultramontanist imperial movement.
In 1877 he was a founding member of the German Palestine Association .
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See also
- Moses Wilhelm Shapira , who assisted Consul Munchausen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical Handbook of the German Foreign Service 1871-1945, Volume 3, Schöningh 2000
- ↑ Biographical Yearbook and German Nekrolog 1912
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Münchhausen, Thankmar von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German consul in Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meiningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1909 |
| Place of death | Lankwitz |