Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton
Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton (born December 7, 1843 in Rio de Janeiro , † 1917 in Stuttgart-Cannstatt ) was a Scottish engineer.
Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton was the eldest child of the diplomat Frederic Douglas-Hamilton and Marina, b. Norton. He grew up in London and Madeira , studied mathematics and civil engineering in Karlsruhe and became familiar with the railway system. Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton worked as an engineer on the construction of the Black Forest Railway. In 1873 he married Josefine Baumann, a landlord's daughter from Hornberg . From 1910 until his death he lived in Cannstatt on the second floor of Hohenstaufenstrasse (today: Wörishofer Strasse) 7. Douglas-Hamilton died in Cannstatt and was buried in the Uff churchyard . The classical sandstone stele that marks the grave has been preserved and was placed under monument protection in 2002. After being damaged by strangers in 2008, it was restored and put back in its old place on the west side of the cemetery. The inscription is still partially legible.
Wilhelm Hausenstein , his nephew by marriage, wrote about Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton the book Uncle Vere, der Douglas or the story of a Spleens , which appeared in 1957.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Douglas-Hamilton, Frederick Robert Vere |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1917 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart-Cannstatt |