Hugo Köster
Hugo Karl Elima Köster (born October 19, 1859 in Elsfleth ; † October 26, 1943 ) was a German administrative lawyer.
Life
As the son of a senior teacher, Köster attended the Mariengymnasium Jever . He studied law at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin , the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen . From 1880 he was a member of the Corps Borussia Tübingen . The State Ministry of Oldenburg appointed him in 1886 at the age of 27 as mayor of Niederbrombach in the Principality of Birkenfeld . From 1890 he worked for 5 years as a provisional judge and administrative officer in the civil service of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg . He changed to the administrative service of the Crown Prussia and in 1895 became mayor of North Schleswig's Hadersleben in the administrative region of Schleswig . In 1902 he was appointed the first salaried head of the rural community of Zehlendorf in the Teltow district ( Potsdam administrative district ) for a period of 12 years . In 1907 Hugo Köster introduced the new coat of arms of Zehlendorf as the official seal. In 1913 he was re-elected .
In 1920, in the Weimar Republic , a new city assembly was formed by resolution of the Prussian state assembly . She elected Köster as district mayor of the Zehlendorf district, which was incorporated into Berlin . He held this office until his retirement in 1924.
Köster was an honorary member of the Warrior Comradeship in 1877 and the Zehlendorf Rifle Guild . As a captain in the Landwehr , he received the Prussian Cross of Merit for War Aid.
He died shortly after his 84th birthday and was buried in a grave of honor at the Zehlendorf cemetery (007/134).
Honors
- Cross of Merit for War Aid (Prussia)
- City Elder of Berlin (March 1925)
- Köster Street in Berlin-Zehlendorf
Individual evidence
Hugo Köster (1920–1924) | Erich Schumacher (1924–1932) | Alfred Hoge (1932–1933) | Walter Helfenstein (1933–1945) | Georg Schulze (1945) | Werner Wittgenstein (1945–1949) | Carl Schott (1949–1951) | Wilhelm Benecke (1951–1955) | Willy Stiewe (1955–1965) | Hans-Joachim Schnitzer (1965–1971) | Wolfgang Rothkegel (1971–1980) | Jürgen Klemann (1980–1991) | Ulrich Menzel (1991–1995) | Klaus Eichstädt (1995–2000)
Since January 1, 2001, the Zehlendorf district has been part of the new Steglitz-Zehlendorf district .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koster, Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Köster, Hugo Karl Elima (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German administrative lawyer, district mayor of Berlin-Zehlendorf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsfleth |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin |