Wilhelm Spickernagel

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Wilhelm Spickernagel , also Spieckernagel (born February 25, 1890 in Groß Bülten , † August 8, 1928 in Berlin-Nikolassee ) was a German journalist , writer and politician .

Life

Born as the son of an accountant , Spickernagel studied German in Marburg , Strasbourg and Greifswald after attending the upper secondary school at Clevertor in Hanover . During his studies he became a member of the Arminia Marburg fraternity in 1908 . In 1911 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . After completing his studies, he worked for the Niedersächsisches Wochenblatt and the Hannöverschen Kurier . In 1912 he became a one-year volunteer . He was the managing director of the National Liberal Party and editor of the Westphalian Political News in Dortmund . He was badly wounded in the First World War and after his recovery he was head of department at the Deputy General Command in Hanover. After the war he worked as a freelance writer and in 1921 became a silent partner in the Hamburger Nachrichten , for which he wrote numerous leading articles . In 1923 he became a consultant in the press department of the Reich government in Berlin . In 1924 he became a member of the Prussian state parliament for the German People's Party . He was also press chief of the German Association of Cities .

Publications

  • The 'Story of Fräuleins von Sternheim' by Sophie La Roche and Goethe's 'Werther'. Dissertation University of Greifswald 1911.
  • Gorch Fock, the poet of German seafaring. Berlin 1917.
  • From German field post letters and war diaries. 3rd edition Hanover 1918.
  • The art of speaking. 2nd edition Berlin 1919.
  • Ludendorff. 3rd edition Berlin 1919.
  • Hermann Löns and our time. Berlin 1920.
  • The cardinal error of our policy. Berlin 1920.
  • Prince Bulow. Berlin 1921.
  • Travel impressions from Soviet Russia. Berlin 1922.
  • German liberalism in the past and present. Berlin 1926.
  • The fight against the housing shortage. Berlin 1927.

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , p. 466.
personal data
SURNAME Spickernagel, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spieckernagel, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, writer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Groß Bülten
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1928
Place of death Berlin-Nikolassee