Alfred Rücker (Senator)
Alfred Rücker (born June 25, 1825 in Wendemuth near Wandsbek ; † April 25, 1869 during a train journey between Uelzen and Lüneburg ) was a German lawyer , diplomat and senator from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg .
Life
Rücker grew up in Hamburg before visiting the Katharineum in Lübeck . He then studied law and completed his studies in Heidelberg in 1848 with his doctorate. In the following year he received the citizenship of Hamburg and settled in Hamburg as a lawyer. In 1852 he switched to the diplomatic service and became Hamburg chargé d'affaires in Berlin . As Rücker operated successfully, he was appointed to his successor as Minister-Resident at the court of St. James in London after James Colquhoun died in 1855 . He was also appointed by Bremen and Lübeck, so that he became Hanseatic consul general and envoy. Thanks in particular to Rücker's successful negotiations in London, the Stader Elbzoll , which was unfavorable for Hamburg, was replaced in 1861 . On December 19, 1860, Rücker was elected to the newly formed Hamburg Senate and returned to Hamburg. Rücker was a member of the Senate until his death.
family
Rücker came from an influential Hamburg merchant family. His mother was born Jenisch , daughter of Senator Martin Johann Jenisch the Elder . Martin Johann Jenisch the Younger was his uncle, his aunt Marianne was married to the Minister- Resident Carl Godeffroy . Rücker's older sister Louise married Bernhard Ernst von Bülow , one of their children, Rücker's nephew, was later Chancellor Prince Bernhard von Bülow . Rücker's cousin Marie Jenisch was married to Count Adolf Grote . His son Martin Johann became the heir of Johann Martin Jenisch Fideikommiss after the Hamburg branch of the Jenisch in the male line had expired and changed his name to Jenisch.
literature
- Otto Beneke: Rücker, Alfred . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, p. 444 f.
- German Gender Book Number 27, Hamburg Volume 5; 1914 p. 201
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Rücker in the catalog of the German National Library
- family
Individual evidence
- ↑ Probably an estate near Wandsbek; Source: HBG 5 p. 201
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Wilhelm Theremin |
Hanseatic envoy to Prussia 1852–1856 |
Friedrich Heinrich Geffcken |
| James Colquhoun |
Hanseatic Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1856–1861 |
George Joachim Goschen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rücker, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, diplomat and senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wendemuth near Wandsbek |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1869 |