Christian Graf von Krockow

Who was Christian Graf von Krockow?

Christian Graf von Krockow, was a German writer and political scientist,

Christian Count of Krockow was the son of a historic Pomeranian noble family. He was born in Rumbske near the city of Stolp. In 1945, as the Red Army advanced into the Province of Pomerania, he became a refugee and fled to Hamburg.

Krockow studied sociology, philosophy and law at the University of Göttingen in 1947-54, where he earned his doctoral degree, and the University of Durham, England. In 1961-69 he was a professor of political science at the universities of Göttingen, Saarbrücken and Frankfurt. In 1970-73 he served as a founding regent of the University of Oldenburg, which in 1995 named him an honorary professor. He was named professor emeritus by the University of Göttingen in 1981. After resigning from his tenured position, he moved to Nikolausberg near Göttingen, where he made a name and a living as in independent writer and speaker. He also worked as speechwriter and political advisor to Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and the Dutch royal family. Towards the end of his life, he moved to Hamburg, where he continued to publish books and articles, albeit living in near seclusion.