Karl Mezger

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Karl Mezger (born July 4, 1876 ; † November 2, 1914 in the Argonne ) was a German railway engineer and colonial official.

Life

Karl Mezger, son of the civil engineer and contractor Karl Mezger (1843–1915), studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Stuttgart . In 1896 he became a member of the Stauffia Corps . In 1899 he passed the first state examination in construction as a candidate for mechanical engineering. In 1904 he passed the second state examination in civil engineering with distinction and received the title of government master builder.

In the service of the Foreign Office, he supervised the construction of railways in the former German colony of Togo . Subsequently, he was appointed Imperial District Administrator of the coastal district of Anecho and was thus the highest official of this section. This was special in that such positions were otherwise only available to administrative lawyers. When the First World War broke out , he was on home leave in Germany and was immediately drafted into the 126th Infantry Regiment. As Vice Sergeant and Deputy Officer, he was killed in an assault on November 2, 1914 in the Argonne.

Awards

  • Awarded the Order of the Red Eagle for his services to the development of Togo through rail and road construction.
  • Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class

literature

  • Carl Heydt: Chronicle of the Corps Stauffia in Stuttgart. 1960, pp. 52, 138, 140.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official communications - Württemberg In: Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Volume 19, No. 51 (July 1, 1899), p. 305
  2. ↑ Official communications - Württemberg In: Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Volume 24, No. 47 (June 11, 1904), p. 297
  3. ^ Official communications - German Reich In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Volume 34, No. 93 (November 21, 1914), p. 641
  4. ↑ Official communications - Prussia In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Volume 34, No. 97 (December 5, 1914), p. 666
personal data
SURNAME Mezger, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German railway engineer and colonial officer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1876
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1914
Place of death Argonne