Otto Kier (District Administrator)
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
- Appointment to the secret government council
Individual evidence
- ↑ 153. Otto Kier on nis-edwin.list-petersen.dk
- ↑ a b c Kösener corps lists 1910, 134 , 234; 112 , 571
- ↑ Landkreis Hadersleben administrative history and district administrators on the website territorial.de (Rolf Jehke)
- ↑ District of Norderdithmarschen administrative history and district administrators on the website territorial.de (Rolf Jehke)
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 64 , 433
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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 |