Background
Heinz Friedrich Mackensen was born on June 18, 1921, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a son of William F. and Else Mackensen.
Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, United States
In 1943 Heinz Friedrich Mackensen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wagner College.
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
In 1945 Heinz Friedrich Mackensen obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
New York University, New York, New York, United States
In 1947 Heinz Friedrich Mackensen gained a Master of Arts degree from New York University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1953.
Heinz Friedrich Mackensen was born on June 18, 1921, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a son of William F. and Else Mackensen.
In 1943 Heinz Friedrich Mackensen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wagner College. In 1945 he obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1947 Mackensen gained a Master of Arts degree from New York University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1953.
In 1928 Heinz Friedrich Mackensen immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1935. In 1945 he was ordained a Lutheran minister. From 1945 to 1948 Heinz served as a pastor of Lutheran church in Jersey City, New Jersey. From 1948 to 1950 he was an instructor at the College of William and Mary. From 1950 to 1954 Mackensen worked as a teacher at a school in New York City.
At the beginning of 1954, he was a professor of social sciences at Fairleigh Dickinson University, a dean of Evening Division from 1966 to 1971, and became a head of Department of History and Political Science in the beginning of 1972. In the beginning of 1970, Mackensen was a chairperson of New Jersey Conservative Union.
On January 26, 1950, Heinz Friedrich Mackensen married Dagmar Bruns-Duncan. They have a daughter, Michelle (Mrs. William Dono).