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Georg Heinrich Kaemmerer (born 29 February 1824 in 
He joined the company established by his family in 1750, which he from 1851 headed jointly with his brother Wilhelm Heinrich Kaemmerer under the name ''G. H. Kaemmerer Söhne''. He was a co-founder of the Vereinsbank Hamburg and a member of its board of directors. He was a member of the supervisory board of the Berlin–Hamburg Railway and the
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
, died 5 June 1875 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
banker and politician.
He joined the company established by his family in 1750, which he from 1851 headed jointly with his brother Wilhelm Heinrich Kaemmerer under the name ''G. H. Kaemmerer Söhne''. He was a co-founder of the Vereinsbank Hamburg and a member of its board of directors. He was a member of the supervisory board of the Berlin–Hamburg Railway and the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (''Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn'' or ''M.F.F.E.'') was the state railway company in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After its second nationalisat ...
. He served on the lower court of Hamburg from 1855 to 1857, and was a judge on the Commercial Court from 1858 to 1860. He was a member of the Finanzdeputation from 1861 to 1866, and was a member of the Bürgerschaft (Parliament) from 1859 to 1860 and from 1863 to 1865.
On 27 April 1855, he married ''Emilie (Emmy) Helene Goßler'' (1838–1910), daughter of Hamburg head of state Hermann Gossler
Hermann Gossler (21 August 1802 in Hamburg, – 10 May 1877 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg lawyer, senator (1842–77) and First Mayor and President of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (i.e. the city republic's head of state and he ...
and a member of the Berenberg-Gossler banking dynasty.''Deutsches Geschlechterbuch.'' Nr. 27, 1914, S. 73 His daughter Emmy Kaemmerer was married (1880) to Hamburg head of state Werner von Melle
Werner von Melle (18 October 1853 – 18 February 1937) was a mayor and senator of Hamburg, as well as a jurist. Melle, who held multiple doctorates, also served on the first board of trustees for the Hamburg Scientific Foundation.
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. An 1882 portrait by Julius Geertz
Julius Geertz (21 April 1837 – 21 October 1902) was a German artist of the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Biography
Geertz was born in Hamburg where he began his artistic studies under the brothers Günther Gensler and , then worked for s ...
of his daughter Helene (1869–1953) is exhibited in the Hamburg Museum
The Museum of Hamburg History () is a history museum located in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The museum was established in 1908 and opened at its current location in 1922, although its parent organization was founded in 1839. The muse ...
.
The Kaemmererufer in Hamburg-Winterhude
Winterhude () is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382.
History
Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and Tumulus, grave-mounds were ...
is named in his honour.
Literatur
* Wilhelm Heyden: ''Die Mitglieder der Hamburger Bürgerschaft. 1859-1862.'' Hamburg 1909, p. 58.References