Magnus von Braun (senior)

Magnus Freiherr von Braun
Born
Magnus Alexander Maximilian von Braun

(1878-02-07)7 February 1878
Neucken (now Bagrationovsky District), Province of Prussia, Prussia, German Empire
Died29 August 1972(1972-08-29) (aged 94)
Oberaudorf, West Germany
Occupations
  • Politician
  • civil servant
Political partyDNVP
Spouse
Emmy von Quistorp
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(m. 1910; died 1959)​
Children

Magnus Alexander Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (7 February 1878 – 29 August 1972) was a German civil servant and politician (DNVP) whose career spanned the German Empire, World War I and the Weimar Republic. He served as the Federal Minister of Nutrition and Agriculture from 1 June 1932 to 28 January 1933.

He was the father of pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun.

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