Albert Wehrer
Albert Wehrer (born January 30, 1895 in Luxembourg ; † October 31, 1967 ibid) was a Luxembourg diplomat. He was the first Luxembourg member of the High Authority of the Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1952 and 1967.
Life
Creation and activities before the Second World War
Albert Wehrer studied in Geneva , Liege and Strasbourg jurisprudence , where he worked as a lawyer. In 1926 he began working as a legal advisor at the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry. He made a career there very quickly: he was sent to the League of Nations in Geneva as permanent representative of Luxembourg and in 1938 he became Secretary General of the Luxembourg government.
Second World War
When the government left for allied countries on May 10, 1940, at the suggestion of the German military administration, Wehrer took over the formation of a state administrative commission, which was to serve as a point of contact and to represent the interests of Luxembourg. On October 22, 1940, the head of the civil administration, Gauleiter Gustav Simon, deposed him, had him arrested and interned him in Germany. There he had contact with a number of German resistance activists, including Carl Friedrich Goerdeler , Lord Mayor of Leipzig , who was involved in the resistance against Hitler on July 20, 1944 .
After the Second World War
After the end of the war, Albert Wehrer became head of the Luxembourg military mission (with the rank of colonel) at the Allied Control Commission in Berlin. He was then (1949) Luxembourg ambassador in Bonn and then ambassador to Paris. In this function he was involved in the negotiations on the formation of the coal and steel union.
Wehrer was an open, liberal person. During his time in Paris he was with Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, later Pope John XXIII. befriended, who at the same time was apostolic nuncio and doyen of the diplomatic corps in Paris.
Awards
- In addition to numerous Luxembourg awards, he has received a number of international awards, including:
- 1951: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Great Federal Cross of Merit of Austria
- Knight of the French Legion of Honor
- There is an Albert-Wehrer-Strasse in Luxembourg City.
Fonts
- Report un de Joseph Bech iwwert de Kale Krich. Berlin 1947. (online at: cvce.eu )
- Statute international du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. In: Luxembourg: Le Livre du Centenaire. Imprimerie Saint-Paul, 1948, pp. 35-63.
- Report from Albert Wehrer on the question du siège des institutions européennes. Luxembourg, October 30, 1950. (online at: cvce.eu )
Web links
- Albert Wehrer in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 3, No. 250, December 29, 1951.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonse Nickels |
Luxembourg envoy in Berlin 1938–1940 |
Office dissolved |
| Office established |
Luxembourg envoy in Bonn 1946–1951 |
Pierre Majerus |
| Office established |
Permanent representative of Luxembourg to NATO 1952–1953 |
Nicolas Hommel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wehrer, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg lawyer and member of the coal and steel union |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1967 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg |