Louis Nels

Louis Nels (born December 16, 1855 , † November 13, 1910 in Neuerburg ) was a German administrative lawyer and Reich Commissioner for German South West Africa (1890-1891).

Nels attended the lyceum in Metz . He entered the Prussian civil service as a lawyer and was transferred to German South West Africa in 1885. Here he served under Heinrich Ernst Göring in the German colonial government. After Reichskommissar Göring resigned from his post in 1890, Nels was acting Reichskommissar until 1891 until Curt von François took over the post.

Web links

NAMIBIA LIBRARY of Dr. Klaus Dierks (English)

Individual evidence

^ HE Lenssen: Chronicle of German South West Africa , p. 23, 35.

personal data
SURNAME	Nels, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German administrative lawyer and Reich Commissioner for German South West Africa (1890-1891)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 16, 1855
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 1910
Place of death	Neuerburg

[1] HE Lenssen: Chronicle of German South West Africa , p. 23, 35.