Georg Irmer

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Georg Irmer (born November 3, 1853 in Dessau , † June 13, 1931 in Berlin ) was a German archivist, consul and historian.

Life

Irmer's parents were the businessman Leopold Irmer and his wife Leopoldine nee. Trankhorst . Irmer attended high school in Dessau. After graduating from high school in 1874, he studied philosophy and history at the Georg-August University of Göttingen and the Friedrichs University of Halle . In 1875 he became active in the Corps Normannia-Halle . As an inactive he moved to the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin . On November 14, 1877, he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD.

archivist

In the Prussian archives service since January 2, 1878, he came to the Hessian State Archives in Marburg as archives secretary on May 1, 1881 and to the Lower Saxony State Archives in 1885 . On July 1, 1892, he was appointed first class archivist.

consul

On May 31, 1892 , he was drafted into the Foreign Service as an unskilled worker and moved to Division IV (Colonies). On December 10, 1893, he was appointed governor for the protected area of ​​the Marshall Islands . The takeover of the business in Jaluit took place on May 11, 1894. He was replaced on February 7, 1897 and, after a long vacation, was temporarily employed in the Foreign Office from September 24, 1897. In Dept. IV (Colonies) he headed Unit V (Protected Areas Cameroon and Marshall Islands, Political Affairs of West Africa). Since March 10, 1898 settled a laborer, he received on August 23, 1898 the character as Counselor . On March 18, 1899, he became an Acting Councilor of Legation and Lecturing Council . After he had passed the consular exam in September 1900, he was from October 15, 1900 to January 14, 1907 Consul General in Genoa . On May 21, 1907, he was transferred to Sydney as Consul General . On April 12, 1910, he went on a business trip. On vacation and sick leave since June 2, 1910, he was retired on February 20, 1911.

Others

From September 6, 1920 to December 31, 1921 he was chairman of an award committee at the Reich Commissioner for Foreign Damage ( Peter Conze ).

In his books he dealt with Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg , the German colonies and English imperialism .

He was married to the pastor's daughter Magdalene born on August 25, 1881 . Jaeger . The children Wolfgang, Walter (born August 15, 1885) and Leo resulted from the marriage.

Fonts (selection)

  • The negotiations between Sweden and its allies with Wallenstein and the Kaiser from 1631–1634 , 3 vol. Leipzig 1888–1891.
  • Hans Georg von Arnim. Life picture of a Protestant general and statesman from the time of the 30 Years War . Leipzig 1894.
  • with Karl Lamprecht and Franz von Liszt (eds.): Between War and Peace . H. 1–13, therein: Los from the English yoke of the world! (H. 4.) Leipzig 1914.
  • Dawn of Nations in the Pacific . Leipzig 1915.

literature

  • Biographical Handbook of the German Foreign Service 1871–1945 , Volume 2. Paderborn 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corp lists 1960, 22/237.
  2. ↑ Dissertation: Hans Georg von Arnim as imperial colonel and field marshal. A contribution to the history of the Thirty Years War .
personal data
SURNAME Irmer, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist, consul and historian
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1931
Place of death Berlin