August Bodo Wilhelm Clemens Paul von Trott zu Solz (29 December 1855 – 27 October 1938) was a German

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. Born in

Hesse-Kassel The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor. The state was created in 1567 when the Lan ...

(or Hesse-Cassel) into the

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Trott zu Solz The Trott zu Solz family is a Hessian noble family and a member of the Hessian Protestant ''Uradel'' and the . It is descended from the knight Hermann Trott, who was mentioned in 1253. The family seat is in Solz, where the family has a manor, a ...

family, he became Minister of Culture of the

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from 1909 to 1917, playing a leading role in the founding of the

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. He was the father of

Adam von Trott zu Solz Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in ...

. He died in

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, Germany.

Sources

* Thomas Klein: ''Leitende Beamte der allgemeinen Verwaltung in der preußischen Provinz Hessen-Nassau und in Waldeck 1867 bis 1945'' (= ''Quellen und Forschungen zur hessischen Geschichte.'' Vol.70), Hessische Historische Kommission Darmstadt, Historische Kommission für Hessen, Darmstadt/Marburg 1988, , pg.225. * * Jochen Lengemann: ''MdL Hessen. 1808–1996. Biographischer Index'' (= ''Politische und parlamentarische Geschichte des Landes Hessen.'' Vol.14 = ''Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Hessen.'' Vol.48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, , pp. 384–385. * Bernhard Mann: ''Biographisches Handbuch für das preußische Abgeordnetenhaus. 1867–1918'' (= ''Handbücher zur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien.'' Vol.3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, , pp. 390 f. 1855 births 1938 deaths People from the Electorate of Hesse Members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences Members of the Prussian House of Representatives

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...

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