Franz von Papen is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Franz von Papen as German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969).
Franz von Papen was born at Werl in 1879. His recorded nationality is Germany. He was educated at Prussian Military Academy.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
Franz von Papen is described as politician, diplomat and military personnel.
Franz von Papen is associated first and foremost with role in bringing Hitler to power. What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Formal recognition came in the shape of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX and Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Working from Germany shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Death came in 1969, at 90. By then the contribution had passed into the settled record.
Achievements
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Educated at Prussian Military Academy
- Worked as politician, diplomat and military personnel
