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Albert Hahl
German colonial governor
Albert Hahl (1868–1945) was a German colonial administrator. In 1897, he was acting Landeshauptmann of the German New Guinea Company.2
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Born Sep 10, 1868, died Dec 25, 1945.1
About
After this he was appointed Governor of German New Guinea from 10 July 1901 to 13 April 1914. During his time as governor, he founded the town of Rabaul in 1903, by 1910 the offices of the government moved there from Kokopo, making Rabaul the official capital of the colony. Hahl is featured in Christian Kracht's 2012 novel Imperium, which focuses on August Engelhardt.
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Companies
- German New Guinea CompanyBoard member10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Würzburg3
Education and medical care
Under Hahl's reign, three government and two mission hospitals were established, in which, in addition to caring for the population, young locals received basic medical training and returned to their villages after a few months as medical Luluais (medical chief).
Education also grew rapidly, and by the time Hahl left New Guinea in 1914, there were over 600 primary schools, six craft schools, and one school for interpreters. The school enrolment rate of 3.2% was higher than in most African colonies.
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Career
Occupation: colonial administrator, assessor.5
- Date not recordedBoard member, German New Guinea Company4
Personal life
- BornSep 10, 1868, Eggenfelden6
- DiedDec 25, 1945, Eggenfelden7
- CitizenshipGermany8
- SpouseLuise Bertha Marie von Seckendorff married 19039
On 1 February 1903 Dr. Albert Hahl was married to Luise Bartha Marie von Seckendorff (1875-1903) of the noble House of Seckendorff. They were married in Genoa, Liguria, Italy in a Protestant church in the city. With Luise he would have three children.
During his service as Governor of German New Guinea Hahl had a relationship with a local Tolai woman, with whom he had a single child.
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- 1WikidataAlbert Hahl on Wikidata
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