Friedrich von Lindequist(born 15 September 1862 inWostevitzonRügen;died 25 June 1945 atMacherslustnearEberswalde,Germany) was a high colonial official of theGerman Reich.He served as Governor ofGerman South West Africafrom November 1905 until 20 May 1907. During his tenure as Governor he introducedKarakulbreeding to the white settlers of the German colony.[1]
Lindequist later served in theReichskolonialamtofImperial Germany,as Undersecretary of State from 1907 to 1910. While serving in this post, he "led a commission to the highlands ofGerman East Africato study the feasibility of expanded settlement from Germany in the colony. "[2]He served as Secretary of State in 1910 and 1911. He also served in high political offices during theThird Reich.[3][4]
Selected works
edit- German East Africa as a Settlement Region for Europeans, Taking into Consideration British East Africa and Nyassaland(in German). Munich: Duncker & Humblot. 1912.
References
edit- ^Dierks, Klaus."Biographies of Namibian Personalities, L".klausdierks.com.Retrieved4 January2013.
- ^von Lindequist, Friedrich (1912).German East Africa as a Settlement Region for Europeans, Taking into Consideration British East Africa and Nyassaland(in German). Munich: Duncker & Humblot – via World Digital Library.Retrieved2014-06-20.
- ^Ames, Eric; Klotz, Marcia; Wildenthal, Lora (December 2005).Germany's Colonial Pasts.University of Nebraska Press. p. 174.ISBN9780803248199.
- ^Clarence, Lusane(2009).Hitler's Black Victims: The Historical Experience of Afro-Germans, European Blacks, Africans and African Americans in the Nazi Era.Cross Currents in African American History. Vol. 9. Routledge. p. 192.ISBN9780415932950.
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