Comments on: Hugo Eckener

By: Lolka Esbolka

Lolka Esbolka — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:44:41 +0000

There are relatives of Dr. Eckner Hugo living in Budapest Hungary!
You can reach one of them at poppe@eet.bme.hu (http://www.eet.bme.hu), his name is Dr. Andras Poppe and he is the vice head of the Electronic Department of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
I even can see similarity between Eckner and Andras.
I hope I am not wrong.

By: Jürgen Wehner

Jürgen Wehner — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:19:20 +0000

At Ffrm.net – a Flensburg Association preparing a permanent Eckener-exhibit at our cities landmark ‘Nordertor’ starting May, 5th, 2010 – we are in touch with Hugo Eckeners grandson, Dr.Uwe Eckener. For more information: http://www.ffrm.net / info@ffrm.net

Regards,
Jürgen Wehner

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:36:06 +0000

Is there any statement by Eckener that actually tells of him being against the Nazis? Because Andreas Horn told me how he hasn’t seen one. So we don’t really know Eckener’s real political views.

And according to a biography, in 1945 he was caught by French occupation forces for “collaboration with the Nazi Party” and fined, and had to be (politically) rehabilitated.

By: Marvyn Turrell

Marvyn Turrell — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:56:31 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for providing such brilliant information on airships.
Have you written a book on the topic?

By: Patrick Russell

Patrick Russell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:57:26 +0000

I don’t know if it will help you to establish a family connection, but I have an article about Captain Wittemann on my web page (http://facesofthehindenburg.blogspot.com/2009/05/captain-anton-wittemann.html)

Most of the information in the article concerns Captain Wittemann’s airship career, but perhaps you’ll find something there that might help you.

By: Patrick Russell

Patrick Russell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:52:16 +0000

Hi there,

I don’t know anything about this off the top of my head, but I’ll look through my files and see what I can come up with. I have a German-language biography of Dr. Eckener by Rolf Italiaander that might shed a little light on this. Hopefully I’ll have some time this week to read through and see if anything comes up regarding Dr. Eckener’s marriage(s). I’ll let you know what I find out.

Take care,
Patrick

By: Hilary Wright

Hilary Wright — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:38:12 +0000

Many thanks for you comments on Knut Eckener. I am related the Hugo Eckener and have therefore always been keen follower of anything to do with Airships. My brother is a pilot (helicopters) and has a very keen interest also.
Our Great Great Grandfather Frederick Nicholas Lange (born in Flensburgh & died in Clifton New Zealand) His sister Louise married Dr Hugo Eckener. We are not sure but Hugo may have married twice. We would be very interested in your friend, Patrick Russell’s input into on going history of this event.
Kind Regards

Hilary Wright

By: Dan (Airships.net)

Dan (Airships.net) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:05:01 +0000

Goodyear airshipman Harold Dick wrote about a visit to Eckener’s son, Knut Eckener, in 1967, in which Knut expressed concern for the family name since his son, the sole survivor with the Eckener name, was unmarried. Knut died in 1968 of heart problems which had been diagnosed many years earlier.

Unfortunately I don’t know what actually became of Hugo Eckener’s sole grandson (Knut’s son). My friend, writer and historian Patrick Russell, who has done extensive research into the individuals associated with zeppelin history, may be able to post additional details.

By: Zach Anderson

Zach Anderson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:06:03 +0000

Hey Dan,

Do you (or anybody else reading this) know what became of Eckener’s family?

By: Susan M

Susan M — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:04:35 +0000

Great information. I have a large photograph of Graf Zeppelin with a cameo of Eckener in the corner from my great grandmother — looks to be possibly from one of the stops the Graf Zeppelin made on its round the world trip.