Sigismund von Braun
Sigismund Freiherr von Braun (14 April 1911 – 13 July 1998) was a German diplomat and Secretary of State in the Foreign Office (1970–1972).
Biography
Sigismund von Braun was born in
cultural theorist Christina von Braun.[1]
After an apprenticeship in 1934, Braun spent a year at the
Wilhelmstrasse trial of Ernst von Weizsäcker, and finally as an employee of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.[4]
In 1954, Braun entered the diplomatic service of the Federal Republic of Germany, and in 1956 joined the FDP.[3] He was Chief of Protocol of the Foreign Office from 1962 to 1968, Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York from 1968 to 1970, Secretary of State from 1970 to 1972, and then German Ambassador to France from 1972 to 1976.[3][5]
Awards
- 1962: Grand Gold Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria[6]
Publications
- France and Germany, in view of the European elections, held lectures at the invitation of East Prussia sheet and the Heads of State and Political Economy Society e V. Hamburg on 16 May 1979 in Hamburg / Sigismund Freiherr von Braun. - Hamburg: State and Society Political Economy, 1979. - 16 pages - (Small swg-series, H 17)
- Sigismund von Braun: Volatile Guests. On World Tour 1933–1935. Herchen + Hague, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 978-3-89228-980-7
Literature
- Christina von Braun: Stille Post. Eine andere Familiengeschichte. Propylaea-Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-549-07314-8(in German).
- Jobst Knigge: The Ambassador and the Pope. Weizsäcker and Pius XII. The German Embassy Vatican 1943–1945. Verlag Dr. Kovac, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8300-3467-4.
- Maria Keipert (ed.): Biographical Handbook of the German Foreign Service 1871–1945. Issued by the Foreign Office, Historical Service. Volume 1: John Hurter : A-F. Schöningh, Paderborn and others 2000, ISBN 3-506-71840-1.
External links
- - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Scores by Sigismund von Braun[permanent dead link] in the catalog of the German National Library
References
- Spiegel.de. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Sigismund Freiherr von Braun - Munzinger Biographie". Munzinger.de. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Braun, Christina von, Stille Post - Eine andere Familiengeschichte". Perlentaucher. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Die gute Seite der "Figaro-Affäre"". Die Welt. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Braun, Magnus Freiherr von". Ww2gravestone.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ list of all conferred by the President of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 1952 (PDF, 6.9 MB)
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