Alfred zur Nieden

Hermann Alfred zur Nieden (born on September 3, 1868 in Rathenow ; died on July 8, 1957 in Lübeck ) was a Prussian administrative officer , district administrator of the district of Gelsenkirchen , chief of police in Gelsenkirchen and most recently senior member of the state tax office in Mecklenburg-Lübeck in Lübeck.

Life

Origin and education

Alfred zur Nieden, who came from a Westphalian family of pastors and officials, was the son of the Prussian senior building officer Friedrich Ludwig Julius zur Nieden and his wife Marie Elise Emma Lucie zur Nieden, née Schneider. In 1886 he passed the Abitur at the Humboldt Gymnasium in Berlin's Gartenstrasse designed by Johann Eduard Jacobsthal .

He then studied at the Humboldt University on seven semesters Jura before he there in 1891 to Dr. iuris utriusque doctorate was. In the same year he completed the exam for court clerk with the overall grade of "good" and was subsequently on January 12, 1891 before the Hamm Court sworn in to the court clerk. Alfred zur Nieden then switched to the Prussian administrative service, where he was appointed government trainee at the Royal Prussian Government in Minden on January 12, 1893 . After passing the examination to become a government assessor in 1895 (overall grade “sufficient”), in January 1896 the appointment as a government assessor followed, with a simultaneous transfer to the Niederbarnim district office . From Niederbarnim he was transferred to the High Presidium of the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau in Kassel on February 24, 1900 . He finished his military service as first lieutenant in the reserve of the 3rd Guards Regiment on foot .

Career

At the age of 35, Alfred zur Nieden was finally commissioned on February 24, 1903 with the provisional administration of the Gelsenkirchen district office, a district in the middle of the up-and-coming and heavily industrialized Ruhr area. On September 5 of the same year, the district council unanimously renounced its right to make proposals and asked the authorities to replace Wilhelm Hammerschmidt, elected mayor of Krefeld, as district administrator. His definitive appointment as district administrator was issued on November 2, 1903. From July 1, 1909, the position of district administrator of the Gelsenkirchen district was also associated with the position of the Gelsenkirchen police chief. The district included the city district and surrounding cities.

Alfred zu Nieden headed the district over the years of the First World War until he was transferred to the state tax office in Mecklenburg-Lübeck on June 15, 1920, while at the same time being promoted to the senior government council. There he was also retired in 1935 .

As district administrator of Gelsenkirchen, zu Nieden was a member of the supervisory board of the United Electricity Works Westphalia . He was also head of the association for combating common diseases in the Ruhr coal region. He was the recipient of several higher awards, such as the Red Eagle Order 4th Class, the Iron Cross 2nd Class on a black and white ribbon and the military service award .

Political activity

Alfred zur Nieden, who was originally politically conservative and later belonged to the German People's Party , was a member of the Provincial Parliament of Westphalia for the constituency of Gelsenkirchen-Land from 1905 to 1919 .

family

The Protestant married in London on July 7, 1903 - Camberwell Hedie Martin (born on April 2, 1876 in London; died on September 12, 1954 in Lübeck), a daughter of the London banker and merchant Robert Martin and his wife Wilhelmine Friderike Martin, née Kleinwort. From the marriage to Nieden / Martin, two daughters and a son were born. The district administrator of the Mettmann district, Walter zur Nieden , was a younger brother of Alfred.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Joachim Lilla: Senior administrative officers and functionaries in Westphalia and Lippe (1918–1945 / 46). Biographical handbook (= publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia XXII A, historical works on Westphalian state research, economic and social history group, volume 16), Aschendorff, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-402-06799-4 , p. 227.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dietrich Wegmann: The leading state administrative officials of the province of Westphalia 1815-1918. (= Publications of the Historical Commission of Westphalia XXII a; Historical works on Westphalian regional research. Economic and social history group. Volume 1) Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Münster 1969, p. 311.
^ Berlin and its buildings. II. And III. Building construction. Edited and edited by Architects Association of Berlin and Association of Berlin Architects, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1896, p. 303.
^ Wolfgang Leesch: The administration of the province of Westphalia 1815-1945. Structure and organization. (= Publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia XXXXVIII, Contributions to the History of the Prussian Province of Westphalia, Volume 4), 2nd unchanged edition, Aschendorff, Münster 1993, ISBN 3-402-06845-1 , p. 69.

personal data
SURNAME	Nieden, Alfred zur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nieden, Hermann Alfred zur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian administrative officer, chief of police, district administrator and senior government councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	September 3, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rathenow
DATE OF DEATH	July 8, 1957
Place of death	Lübeck

[Lilla-1] Joachim Lilla: Senior administrative officers and functionaries in Westphalia and Lippe (1918–1945 / 46). Biographical handbook (= publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia XXII A, historical works on Westphalian state research, economic and social history group, volume 16), Aschendorff, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-402-06799-4 , p. 227.

[Wegmann-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dietrich Wegmann: The leading state administrative officials of the province of Westphalia 1815-1918. (= Publications of the Historical Commission of Westphalia XXII a; Historical works on Westphalian regional research. Economic and social history group. Volume 1) Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Münster 1969, p. 311.

[3] Berlin and its buildings. II. And III. Building construction. Edited and edited by Architects Association of Berlin and Association of Berlin Architects, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1896, p. 303.

[4] Wolfgang Leesch: The administration of the province of Westphalia 1815-1945. Structure and organization. (= Publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia XXXXVIII, Contributions to the History of the Prussian Province of Westphalia, Volume 4), 2nd unchanged edition, Aschendorff, Münster 1993, ISBN 3-402-06845-1 , p. 69.