Enno Edward Kraehe

Enno Edward Kraehe

Enno Edward Kraehe, renowned scholar of European Diplomatic History, especially Modern Germany and Austria, died at the University of Virginia Medical Center on Thursday, December 4, 2008.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the University of Virginia Chapel. Services will be officiated by Margaret B. Via.

A University of Virginia W. Corcoran Professor from 1977 until 1991, Kraehe was a leading researcher of the Congress of Vienna. His book, Metternich's German Policy, Vol. I: The Contest with Napoleon 1799-1814, Princeton University Press, 1963, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His second volume, Metternich's German Policy, Vol. II: The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815, Princeton University Press, 1983, was honored with the Best Book Award of Phi Alpha Theta, the International History Honor Society, in 1985. It was also co-winner of the Beta of Virginia Phi Beta Kappa Chapter's prize for best book in 1983.

Kraehe was a member of the Executive Council of the Southern Historical Associ-ation and was a founder of the European Section of that organization, which recognized him on two occasions for his service. From 1969 until 1973 Kraehe was on the Board of Editors of the Austrian History Yearbook. From 1967 until 1972 he served on the Board of Editors for Central European History. Kraehe was also a Guggenheim Fellow from 1960 until 1961 and a Fulbright Research Scholar in Austria from 1952 until 1953.

Enno Kraehe is survived by his daughter, Claudia Kraehe of San Francisco, California; his granddaughter, Amelia McCauley Kraehe of Austin, Texas; and his grandsons, Laurence Adams Kraehe II and Brendan Eggleston Kraehe of Atlanta, Georgia. Surviving him also are Margaret Hemphill of Hampton, Connecticut, and his daughter-in-law, Rochelle Kraehe of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Those wishing to make memorial donations may contact Voice of the Blue Ridge, Inc., 3435 Melrose Avenue, NW, Roanoke, VA 24017-2709.

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This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.