Hahl, Albert, 1868-

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Hahl, Albert, 1868-
Date of birth
1868
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 52510912
Wikidata: Q15995718
Library of congress: n 81095803
Sources of Information
  • His Zur geschichte der ... 1893.
  • His Governor in New Guinea, 1980:Aus CIP data (Hahl, Albert, 1868-1945)

Wikipedia description:

Albert Hahl (1868–1945) was a German colonial administrator. In 1897, he was acting Landeshauptmann of the German New Guinea Company. 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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