Otto Kier (District Administrator)

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Otto Detleff Harald Kier (born November 12, 1829 in Hadersleben , † August 17, 1899 in Altona ) was a Danish and German administrative officer.

Life

Otto Kier was born as the son of the mayor of Hadersleben, Otto Kier . Like his father, he studied law at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . In 1845 he became a member of the Corps Holsatia . In the same year he joined the Corps Guestphalia Heidelberg . After completing his studies, he entered the Danish civil service and became a bailiff of Haderslev's office in the Duchy of Schleswig . After the German-Danish War he remained in office. At the end of January 1866 he presented Otto von Bismarck with a memorandum, which was also submitted to King Wilhelm I and approved by him.

After the province of Schleswig-Holstein was founded, in 1868 Kier became the first district administrator in the Hadersleben district . In 1871 he went to Heide as district administrator for the Norderdithmarschen district . He held the office until 1889. He then lived in Altona until his death.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 153. Otto Kier on nis-edwin.list-petersen.dk
  2. ↑ a b c Kösener corps lists 1910, 134 , 234; 112 , 571
  3. ↑ Landkreis Hadersleben administrative history and district administrators on the website territorial.de (Rolf Jehke)
  4. ↑ District of Norderdithmarschen administrative history and district administrators on the website territorial.de (Rolf Jehke)
  5. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 64 , 433
personal data
SURNAME Kier, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kier, Otto Detleff Harald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish and German administrative officer
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Hadersleben
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1899
Place of death Altona