Adam of Gernet
Adam Richard Ernst von Gernet (born August 7, 1878 in Kiwidipäh ( Estonia ), † July 1, 1944 in Hamburg ) was a German-Baltic baron , geodesist , hydrograph and naval officer .
Life
Adam von Genet attended school in Lübeck and then studied at the Technical University in Karlsruhe . In 1897 he joined as a volunteer in the 90th Infantry - Regiment and was in 1898 as a commissioned officer in the Army - Reserve added. As a reservist, he achieved the highest rank of sergeant-major . After studying in Lübeck and Karlsruhe, he was accepted into the Imperial Russian Navy in 1901 as a flag boy . He experienced his first war mission from 1904 in the Japanese-Russian War . From 1904 to 1905 he was on the destroyer Vigorous , then watch commander on the cruiser Dmitry Donskoy and took part in the sea battle at Tsushima . In 1905 Gernet was briefly captured by the Japanese as a prisoner of war . After his return to Riga , he served in the 3rd Marine Security Battalion, was deployed in cadet training and in 1908 was commanded on the transport ship Samoyed . Promoted to lieutenant in the sea in 1909 , he studied at the Nikolaev Marine Academy , where he completed his graduate degree in hydrography . This was followed by several short-term assignments and promotions, ultimately he became head of the imperial instrument chamber and the map depot with the rank of captain .
In 1918 he was deported to Siberia , after a short imprisonment he was released and joined the Baltic regiment in the same year . Until 1922 he was the leader of the ice sail department on Lake Peipus and then served as a geodesist in the topo-hydrographic department of the Estonian General Staff . He was then head of magnetic surveying on the mainland and in Estonia's waters. Gernet worked on the magnet-free survey ship Cecilie , which he designed and worked for Finland , Sweden , Latvia , Lithuania and Germany , among others . In 1920 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and in 1927 in the militia . From 1934 he worked as a surveyor in the headquarters of the defense and from 1935 gave courses in topo-hydrography as a teacher. He expanded his non-magnetic schooner Cecilie , on which he precisely measured the magnetic declination in the North and Baltic Seas. In November 1939 he left the Baltic States and worked at the Deutsche Seewarte in Hamburg.
Awards
- 1907 Order of St. Vladimir , 4th grade
- Russian Order of Saint Anne , 3rd class
- 1910 Order of Saint Stanislaus
- 1915 Russian Order of Saint Anne, 2nd class
- Various medals of merit in bronze
Origin and family
Adam von Gernet came from the German-Baltic noble family von Gernet from the Neuenhof family. His father was the district councilor Magnus Friedrich von Gernet (1824-1909), who with Helene Amalie Katharina (Kitty) von Grünewaldt (1833-1909). was married. His brother was Adolph von Gernet (1863–1942). Adam vG married Margarethe Baronesse von Maydell (* 1882) in 1906 . Her descendants were Katharina Charlotte von Gernet (* 1909) and Axel Friedrich von Gernet (* 1914).
literature
- Otto Magnus von Stackelberg , Genealogical Handbook of the Estonian Knighthood , vol .: 3, Görlitz, [1930], p. 113 [2]
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Adam von Gernet. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Chronicle: Table 1858 Adam von Gernet
- Гернет Адам Фридрихович фон (Russian)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gernet, Adam of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gernet, Adam Richard Ernst von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Baltic baron, geodesist, hydrograph and naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiwidipah |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1944 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |