Eduard Haber
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Johann Karl Emil Eduard Haber (1 October 1866 – 14 January 1947) was a German civil servant and diplomat.
, Germany
. After 1884 in Brilon, Eduard Haber studying the Bergfach from 1885 to 1888 at the universities of Freiburg
, Aachen
and Bonn
.
After finishing his studies in 1888, Haber was first the Bergreferendar, and from 1893 an assessor at the Oberbergamt Bonn. After a tour, which led him to Mexico
and Peru
in 1889, he was and was charged with teaching at the Bergakademie Berlin . In 1896 he travelled on behalf of the Deutsche Bank
to Australia
and the United States of America. After his return, Haber was S hut (Silesia), appointed to the Deputy Inspector of the hut in 1900 at the lodge Office and in the same year in the Imperial colonial service of Foreign Ministry .
In 1901 his use as mountain official at the governorate was Dar it Salam in German East Africa
. in 1903, Haber, who previously had been appointed in the year to the Governing Council, was appointed as the first speakers of the province and promoted to the Privy Council in 1906. in 1907, Haber became lecturer Council in the Imperial Colonial Office to Berlin and received his appointment to the secret Oberregierungsrat in 1910.
In 1913, Haber was appointed as the Deputy-Governor of German New Guinea
(DNG). Due to being granted leave for illness, Governor Albert Hahl departed for Germany on 22 January 1914 and Haber was appointed provisional Governor in Rabaul
.
Haber learned of the outbreak of World War I
while in Morobe
. He returned on 14 August to Rabaul, where he organized armed resistance with a force of about 50 settlers and 250 locals. After the signing of the surrender on 17 September 1914, he had to make an oath of neutrality. Together with 11 other German prisoners of war, he was brought to Sydney
on the captured steamer SMS Komet
and interned on 29 October 1914 at a camp at Holsworthy, New South Wales
. On 15 January 1915, together with his secretary, he was deported to San Francisco aboard the Sonoma, from where he finally was allowed to return to the Germany.
In Berlin
he continued as the Acting Governor of German New Guinea. On 14 December 1917, Haber was officially appointed Governor, as Hahl was now declared unfit by Wilhelm Solf
. This made meant that Haber was the last Governor of German New Guinea. Both Emperor Wilhelm II and Erich Ludendorff
believed that the further setting up of a Governorship during the war was a hasty and badly conceived decision, because the Pacific colony played no further role for Germany.
At peace talks to the C mandates of the League of Nations Haber was appointed later in May 1919 as a second member of the German delegation, it resigned it again because of the hopelessness of his work and took over the coal Management Institute in Mecklenburg.
In 1920, Haber was appointed President of Imperial ausgleichsamtes . After leaving the imperial service in 1923 to 1927, he assumed a teaching position at the Bergakademie Clausthal and received an Honorary Professorship in 1924. 1928–45 Haber taught at the University of Tübingen as mandated lecturer for international colonial science and resource sector. Haber had, although often as "Dr." dubbed, never a doctorate. His request to grant him an honorary doctorate was rejected, he had to be satisfied him the 1936 conferred honorary citizenship.
He died on 14 January 1947 at Tübingen
. After his death the city honoured him with the naming of a street.
Early life
Haber was born on 1 October 1866 in MechernichMechernich
Mechernich is a town in the district of Euskirchen in the south of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the "Naturpark Nordeifel" in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south-west of Euskirchen and 55 km from Cologne...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. After 1884 in Brilon, Eduard Haber studying the Bergfach from 1885 to 1888 at the universities of Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
and Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
.
After finishing his studies in 1888, Haber was first the Bergreferendar, and from 1893 an assessor at the Oberbergamt Bonn. After a tour, which led him to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 1889, he was and was charged with teaching at the Bergakademie Berlin . In 1896 he travelled on behalf of the Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the United States of America. After his return, Haber was S hut (Silesia), appointed to the Deputy Inspector of the hut in 1900 at the lodge Office and in the same year in the Imperial colonial service of Foreign Ministry .
In 1901 his use as mountain official at the governorate was Dar it Salam in German East Africa
German East Africa
German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
. in 1903, Haber, who previously had been appointed in the year to the Governing Council, was appointed as the first speakers of the province and promoted to the Privy Council in 1906. in 1907, Haber became lecturer Council in the Imperial Colonial Office to Berlin and received his appointment to the secret Oberregierungsrat in 1910.
In 1913, Haber was appointed as the Deputy-Governor of German New Guinea
German New Guinea
German New Guinea was the first part of the German colonial empire. It was a protectorate from 1884 until 1914 when it fell to Australia following the outbreak of the First World War. It consisted of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups...
(DNG). Due to being granted leave for illness, Governor Albert Hahl departed for Germany on 22 January 1914 and Haber was appointed provisional Governor in Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...
.
Haber learned of the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
while in Morobe
Morobe
Morobe may refer to several places in Papua New Guinea:*Morobe Province*Morobe, Papua New Guinea*Morobe Goldfield *Morobe Bay...
. He returned on 14 August to Rabaul, where he organized armed resistance with a force of about 50 settlers and 250 locals. After the signing of the surrender on 17 September 1914, he had to make an oath of neutrality. Together with 11 other German prisoners of war, he was brought to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
on the captured steamer SMS Komet
HMAS Una
HMAS Una was a Royal Australian Navy sloop that began its life as the German motor launch Komet. The ship and her 57 crew was captured by an infantry detachment of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force led by John Paton on 9 October 1914, with no loss of life...
and interned on 29 October 1914 at a camp at Holsworthy, New South Wales
Holsworthy, New South Wales
Holsworthy is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Holsworthy is located 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and partly in the Sutherland Shire.Holsworthy is most notable for...
. On 15 January 1915, together with his secretary, he was deported to San Francisco aboard the Sonoma, from where he finally was allowed to return to the Germany.
In Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
he continued as the Acting Governor of German New Guinea. On 14 December 1917, Haber was officially appointed Governor, as Hahl was now declared unfit by Wilhelm Solf
Wilhelm Solf
Wilhelm Heinrich Solf was a German scholar, diplomat, jurist and statesman.-Early life:Wilhelm Solf was born into a wealthy and liberal family in Berlin. He attended secondary schools in Anklam in western Pomerania and in Mannheim...
. This made meant that Haber was the last Governor of German New Guinea. Both Emperor Wilhelm II and Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general, victor of Liège and of the Battle of Tannenberg...
believed that the further setting up of a Governorship during the war was a hasty and badly conceived decision, because the Pacific colony played no further role for Germany.
At peace talks to the C mandates of the League of Nations Haber was appointed later in May 1919 as a second member of the German delegation, it resigned it again because of the hopelessness of his work and took over the coal Management Institute in Mecklenburg.
In 1920, Haber was appointed President of Imperial ausgleichsamtes . After leaving the imperial service in 1923 to 1927, he assumed a teaching position at the Bergakademie Clausthal and received an Honorary Professorship in 1924. 1928–45 Haber taught at the University of Tübingen as mandated lecturer for international colonial science and resource sector. Haber had, although often as "Dr." dubbed, never a doctorate. His request to grant him an honorary doctorate was rejected, he had to be satisfied him the 1936 conferred honorary citizenship.
He died on 14 January 1947 at Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
. After his death the city honoured him with the naming of a street.