Ferdinand von Hansemann

Ferdinand of Hansemannplatz ( Pempowo - ) ( born September 10, 1861 in Berlin, † October 3, 1900 in Berlin) was a German nationalist and anti-Polish politician.

Life

Hansemannplatz was the grandson of David Hanse husband and son of Adolph von Hanse man. After attending school in Berlin, he studied law. In 1882 he passed the state examination and received a doctorate in law. Hansemannplatz married in 1885 Josephine Stienen. The marriage produced four daughters were born. The daughter Frieda later married Leo von Caprivi, a nephew of the chancellor of the same name. After a period in government service, he turned to agriculture and has also studied this subject again. He managed since 1888 Fideikommissherrschaft Pempowo which was the property of his father.

Hansemannplatz called for a stronger Germanization in the province of Posen. He organized rallies organized by the German inhabitants of the provinces of Posen and West Prussia to the former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, to which he also appeared in a personal relationship, because he disapproved of the alleged oncoming policy towards the poles by Leo von Caprivi. Hansemannplatz 1894 was largely called on the establishment of the German Eastern Marches Society, also Hakatisten Club, involved. The beginning of his name were the beginning of the term Hakatisten. Hanse man was a member of the board of the organization and in addition to Heinrich von Tiedemann Seeheim since 1896 deputy chairman. He was at times also responsible for the body of the society " The Ostmark. " He was responsible for the recruitment of German settlers. He proposed in 1895 to the founding of the Land Bank, which should contribute to the settlement of Germans in the eastern provinces. He called for the expansion of land ownership in German hands and pleaded for an expropriation of Polish owners. His attempts to get political in the Free Conservative Party to influence failed.