Ernst Meyer (forester)

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Ernst Meyer

Paul Ludwig Ernst Meyer (born October 3, 1869 in Kummersdorf , Brandenburg ; † November 23, 1914 near Lötzen , Masuria ) was a German military police , member of the state parliament and chief forester in East Prussia . There he made an outstanding contribution to the moose enclosure .

life and work

Ernst Meyer was born in Kummersdorf in the Teltow district, his parents were the chief forester Ernst Friedrich Julius Meyer and Agnes Bertha nee. Brennicke . In 1871 the father was transferred to Potsdam ; the family followed him. Ernst Meyer attended grammar school here until his father was transferred again in 1881, this time to Erfurt . 1890 Ernst Meyer put the High School and began as a forestry diligent training to forest officials in the Forest District planks / Letzlinger Heide . From October 1890 to September 1891 he was a one-year volunteer in the Royal Prussian Guard Jäger Battalion in Potsdam. On August 1, 1891, he was promoted to Oberjäger and released to the reserve in October . In the winter semester 1891/92 studied Ernst Meyer in Berlin , in the summer semester 1892 in Munich law as part of his training. His application as a military police officer was granted in 1892, after passing the military police exam on February 25 and the officers' exam in April, he was transferred to the Reitende Feldjägerkorps in July 1892. On June 18, 1892 he became the Seconde Lieutenant promoted. This was followed by further forestry education in the Forest District Tschiefer / County Frey city. i. Lower Silesian. and from 1893 to 1895 at the Münden Forest Academy , passing the legal traineeship examination on May 2, 1895. Ernst Meyer passed the state examination on October 26, 1897, and was appointed forest assessor on November 16 . On September 22nd, 1898, Ernst Meyer married his fiancée Marianne Agnes Henriette Luise Clara (Lala) von Kühn in Erfurt. With her he had the children Ernst Jürgen, Werner, Erika (the mother of Hans-Jürgen Wegener ) and Gerda. Further professional positions were Colmar in the realm of Alsace-Lorraine , Marburg , Cassel and Breslau . Ernst Meyer gave forest lessons and worked in the government's forest administration.

Chief forester in Tawellningken

Tawellningken Forest District
Elk model by the sculptor Ludwig Vordermayer

After Ernst Meyer had applied for the position, he was appointed head forester in Tawellningken, Niederung district on October 24, 1903 . Here he was particularly concerned with the preservation and care of the elk population , which in 1849 was only a little more than a dozen animals and only slowly recovered in the following decades. Since the hunting law in force at the time permitted unlimited shooting, Ernst Meyer, together with the master forest ranger Paul Wrobel and the manor owner Manfred von Kobylinski, campaigned for the emperor to protect the moose. By the highest cabinet order of September 26th, 1906, an elk enclosure was formed from the chief foresters' offices Tawellningken, Ibenhorst and Nemonien , which was to be dedicated to the maintenance of the elk population and the attraction of strong diggers . With additional measures such as the construction of dams and hills for protection against floods and the planting of willow for Äsung survival of elk were improved. The hunting is simplified by way shed new pulpits and shooting lanes. Ernst Meyer was a founder of the "Hege mit der Büchse", in which fully trained diggers were spared, but "inferior" animals, such as calves unsuitable for breeding and "bad" philistines , were shot. So should the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Required "strong Schaufler" prevail in the elk population and as wild game are available. A significant improvement in the elk population in East Prussia was achieved through sensible principles in the elk enclosure, which resulted in further laws. The first successes were already visible during the hunting stay in 1910, the Kaiser shot an 18-ender, the “hunting painter” Professor Richard Friese and the sculptor Ludwig Vordermayer visited Tawellningken for their studies. On September 15, 1912, the Prussian Minister for Agriculture, Domains and Forests , Baron von Schorlemer-Lieser, shot a capital 22-ender.

Dike captain and member of the state parliament

Ernst Meyer was elected dike captain of the Kastauner- und Haffdeichverband in 1911 . He was also a member of the Conservative Board of Directors in the Prussian House of Representatives from June 12, 1913 until his death . There, on January 31, 1914, he gave a highly acclaimed speech about the forest budget:

“It is the very first duty of large estates to provide good workers' housing. But the largest landowner is the Prussian forest treasury, and one must under all circumstances expect them to set a good example. (Bravo! Right)… Gentlemen, if you have a good apartment, you usually have a satisfied wife (lively applause) and if you have a satisfied wife, you don't go to the village mug, you stay at home and enjoy yourself Children. (brave bravo) He's happy for his life and, gentlemen, from now on he's ours. (Loud applause on the right - laughter and shouts from the Social Democrats). "

- Ernst Meyer

First world war and death

Ernst Meyer (far right) in Lyck

When the First World War broke out , Ernst Meyer, who had been promoted to Captain of the Reserve in October 1909 , took over a company in the 5th Landwehr Infantry Regiment in Thorn . As leader of the III. Battalion took part in the Battle of Tannenberg and received the Iron Cross 1st Class for the defense of Lyck in early October 1914 . In mid-October Ernst Meyer came to Berlin to take part in the first war conference of the House of Representatives, at the beginning of November he was involved in the renewed defense of Lyk, and later Lötzen, where he died on November 23 in the Przykopp section from enemy infantry fire . Paul Ludwig Ernst Meyer was buried on December 5, 1914 in Neuendorf Monastery .

literature

  • Friedrich Gernlein: Ernst Meyer. Journal of Forestry and Hunting, Issue 3 (1915), p. 185.
  • Fritz Bley : From northern primeval wilderness. Stories of game, stones and human hearts . Leipzig 1921, pp. 108-139.
  • Thomas Kühne: Handbook of the elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , p. 111.
  • Benno Dilba: The elk and the elk shovel. Symbols of East Prussia. Hamburg 1995, pp. 9-12.
  • Jürgen Leiste: In the ups and downs of history. In: Wild and Dog. 108th year, issue 16, 2005, ISSN  0043-5422 pp. 20-22.
  • Gabriele Bastemeyer, Hans-Dieter Sudau: The Elk Lowlands yesterday and today. Leer 2006, pp. 89-341.
  • Hans Kramer , Horst Kramer : Elch forest then and now. Country people hunting. Sulzberg / Allgäu 2006, pp. 188–190.
  • Wulf E. Bley, K. Gunter von Kajdacsy (eds.): Fritz Bley. "... but the heart is forever young". Melsungen 2012, ISBN 978-3-7888-1445-8 , p. 10.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Friedrich Gernlein: Ernst Meyer. 1915, p. 185.
  2. ↑ a b c d Fritz Bley: From Nordic primeval wilderness. 1921, p. 134 f.
  3. ↑ Jürgen Leiste: In the ups and downs of history. 2005, pp. 21-22.
  4. ↑ Hans Kramer, Horst Kramer: Elchwald then and now. 2006, p. 189.
  5. ↑ Benno Dilba: The elk and the elk shovel. 1995, p. 11.
  6. ^ Stenographic reports on the negotiations of the Prussian House of Representatives. 22nd legislative period, session II 1914/15. 1. Vol. 1914, Col. 1244-1248.
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meyer, Paul Ludwig Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian forest official
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Kummersdorf-Alexanderdorf
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1914
Place of death Purda