Franz Joseph von Bülow
Franz Joseph von Bülow | |
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 Bülow in 1895 | |
| Born | 11 September 1861 |
| Died | 18 October 1915 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | author, soldier |
| Years active | before 1890–1900s |
| Organization | Scientific-Humanitarian Committee |
| Known for | homosexual activism |
| Spouse |
Konstanze Beust
(m. 1898–1899) |
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Franz Vollrath Carl Wilhelm Joseph von Bülow (11 September 1861 – 18 October 1915) was a German author, soldier and homosexual activist.
Life
Franz Vollrath Carl Wilhelm Joseph von Bülow was born on 11 September 1861 in the
Herero and Namaqua genocide. Bülow was blinded by a gunshot wound and therefore returned to Germany. He married divorced Countess Konstanze Beust, née von Goldacker, in 1898, but they divorced a year later.[1][2][3]
According to Magnus Hirschfeld, Bülow was one of the co-founders of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin, together with Magnus Hirschfeld, Eduard Oberg, and Max Spohr. Bülow moved to Venice in 1900, where homosexuality was legal, unlike in Germany. He lived near San Polo on the Grand Canal at the Palazzo Tiepolo. Bülow left Venice with the outbreak of World War I and returned to Germany, where he died on 18 October 1915, in Dresden.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b Tabel, Werner (1976). "Erlebnisschilderungen von Soldaten und Siedlern aus der Kolonial- und Mandatszeit Südwestafrikas". Afrikanischer Heimatkalender 1976 (in German). Windhoek: Verlag Afrikanischer Heimatkalender. pp. 85–120.
- ^ ISBN 3928983652.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-638-70704-6.
Further reading
- Wolfert, Raimund (2021): Bülow, Franz Joseph von, entry in: Frankfurter Personenlexikon (in German).
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