John Meinert

John Christian Theodor Meinert (born December 9, 1886 in Hamburg , German Reich ; † November 10, 1946 in Windhoek , South West Africa , today Namibia ) was a German - Namibian ( Deutschnamibier ) businessman and mayor of the capital Windhoek from 1929 to 1938 .

Meinert emigrated to German South West Africa in 1903 . In 1912 he founded the John Meinert Printing printing company named after him . According to other sources, he worked for the Windhoek printing company from 1913 , which he bought and renamed in 1917. Meinert was also President of the Namibia Scientific Society between 1935 and 1937 (or 1936 to 1939) .

A street in Windhoek-Central is named after Meinert .

Individual evidence

^ History. John Meinert Printing. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
↑ Biographies - M. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b John Meinert to be renamed Agostinho Neto street. The Namibian, July 1, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Meinert, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Meinert, John Christian Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Namibian businessman and mayor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 9, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1946
Place of death	Windhoek

[1] History. John Meinert Printing. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[2] Biographies - M. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[namibian1714-3] John Meinert to be renamed Agostinho Neto street. The Namibian, July 1, 2014.