Albert Hahl

Albert Hahl c. 1905

Dr. Albert Hahl (1868, Gern - 1945) was a German colonial administrator. In 1897, he was acting Landeshauptmann of the German New Guinea Company and from 1902 to December 1917, was Governor of German New Guinea. In 1903 he founded the town of Rabaul, which became the capital of the colony.^[1] Hahl is featured in Christian Kracht's 2012 novel Imperium, which focuses on August Engelhardt.^[2]

Exceptionally rare 1907 New Guinea passport signed by the governor Albert Hahl.

Military service[]

30 Nov 1891 Hof, Bavaria, Germany Infantry lieutenant. The III Royal Bavarian Army Corps / III Bavarian AK (German: III. Königlich Bayerisches Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, before and during World War I.

Marriage[]

Hahl married Luise Bartha Marie von Seckendorff [1875–1935] on 1 February, 1903 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

References[]

External links[]

• Newspaper clippings about Albert Hahl in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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