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Events in the year '''1891 in [[Germany]]'''. |
Events in the year '''1891 in [[Germany]]'''. |
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* [[King of Bavaria]] – [[Otto, King of Bavaria|Otto]] |
* [[King of Bavaria]] – [[Otto, King of Bavaria|Otto]] |
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* [[List of rulers of Prussia|King of Prussia]] – Wilhelm II |
* [[List of rulers of Prussia|King of Prussia]] – Wilhelm II |
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* [[King of Saxony]] – [[Albert of Saxony|Albert]] |
* [[King of Saxony]] – [[Albert, King of Saxony|Albert]] |
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* [[King of Württemberg]] – [[Charles I of Württemberg|Charles]] to 6 October, then [[William II of Württemberg|William II]] |
* [[King of Württemberg]] – [[Charles I of Württemberg|Charles]] to 6 October, then [[William II of Württemberg|William II]] |
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* German company [[Dr. Oetker]] is founded in Bielefeld.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Freedman |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tWMtRLaZOEC |title=Food: The History of Taste |date=2007 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-25476-3 |pages=242 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* German company [[Dr. Oetker]] is founded in Bielefeld. |
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* [[Robert Koch Institute]] is founded in Berlin. |
* [[Robert Koch Institute]] is founded in Berlin. |
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* [[International Electrotechnical Exhibition]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]] |
* [[International Electrotechnical Exhibition]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]] |
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* The modern [[taximeter]] is invented by German [[Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn]]. |
* The modern [[taximeter]] is invented by German [[Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McArdle |first=Megan |date=2012-05-01 |title=Why You Can't Get a Taxi |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/why-you-can-8217-t-get-a-taxi/8942/# |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref> |
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* The [[Fischer projection]] is devised by [[Hermann Emil Fischer]]. |
* The [[Fischer projection]] is devised by [[Hermann Emil Fischer]]. |
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* [[August Thyssen]] |
* [[August Thyssen]] and [[Joseph Thyssen]] found German steel company [[Thyssen AG|Thyssen]]. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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* [[8 January]] – [[Walther Bothe]], German physicist (died [[1957 in Germany|1957]]) |
* [[8 January]] – [[Walther Bothe]], German physicist (died [[1957 in Germany|1957]]) |
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* [[22 January]] – [[Bruno Loerzer]], German aviator and air force general (died [[1960 in Germany|1960]]) |
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* [[24 January]] – [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
* [[24 January]] – [[Walter Model]], German field marshal (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
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* [[27 January]] – [[Wilhelm Morgner]], German painter (died [[1917 in Germany|1917]]) |
* [[27 January]] – [[Wilhelm Morgner]], German painter (died [[1917 in Germany|1917]]) |
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* [[15 February]] – [[Josef Wintrich]], German judge (died [[1958 in Germany|1958]]) |
* [[15 February]] – [[Josef Wintrich]], German judge (died [[1958 in Germany|1958]]) |
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* [[17 February]] – [[Abraham Fraenkel]], [[Israel]]i mathematician and Zionist (died [[1965 in Israel|1965]]) |
* [[17 February]] – [[Abraham Fraenkel]], [[Israel]]i mathematician and Zionist (died [[1965 in Israel|1965]]) |
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* [[3 March]] – [[Fritz Rumey]], German World War I fighter ace (died [[1918 in France|1918]]) |
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* [[11 March]] – [[Gertrud Wolle]], German film actress (died [[1952 in Germany|1952]]) |
* [[11 March]] – [[Gertrud Wolle]], German film actress (died [[1952 in Germany|1952]]) |
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* [[12 March]] – [[Hermann Stenner]], German painter (died [[1914 in Poland|1914]]) |
* [[12 March]] – [[Hermann Stenner]], German painter (died [[1914 in Poland|1914]]) |
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* [[24 March]] – [[Rudolf Berthold]], German fighter pilot (died [[1920 in Germany|1920]]) |
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* [[28 March]] – [[Peter Suhrkamp]], German publisher (died [[1959 in Germany|1959]]) |
* [[28 March]] – [[Peter Suhrkamp]], German publisher (died [[1959 in Germany|1959]]) |
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* [[2 April]] – [[Max Ernst]], German painter (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
* [[2 April]] – [[Max Ernst]], German painter (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
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* [[10 May]] – [[Anton Dostler]], German general (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
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* [[13 May]] – [[Fritz Rasp]], German actor (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
* [[13 May]] – [[Fritz Rasp]], German actor (died [[1976 in Germany|1976]]) |
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* [[13 May]] – [[Wilhelm Weskamm]], German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died [[1956 in Germany|1956]]) |
* [[13 May]] – [[Wilhelm Weskamm]], German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died [[1956 in Germany|1956]]) |
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* [[16 May]] – [[Adolf Ritter von Tutschek]], German fighter ace (died [[1918 in France|1918]]) |
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* [[18 May]] – [[Rudolf Carnap]], German philosopher (died [[1970 in the United States|1970]]) |
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* [[22 May]] – [[Johannes R. Becher]], German politician, poet and novelist (died [[1958 in Germany|1958]]) |
* [[22 May]] – [[Johannes R. Becher]], German politician, poet and novelist (died [[1958 in Germany|1958]]) |
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* [[21 June]] - [[Hermann Scherchen]], German conductor (died [[1966 in Germany|1966]]) |
* [[21 June]] - [[Hermann Scherchen]], German conductor (died [[1966 in Germany|1966]]) |
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* [[7 August]] – [[Johannes Joseph van der Velden]], German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died [[1954 in Germany|1954]]) |
* [[7 August]] – [[Johannes Joseph van der Velden]], German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died [[1954 in Germany|1954]]) |
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* [[4 September]] – [[Fritz Todt]], German engineer (died [[1942 in Germany|1942]]) |
* [[4 September]] – [[Fritz Todt]], German engineer (died [[1942 in Germany|1942]]) |
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* [[16 September]] – [[Karl Dönitz]] |
* [[16 September]] – [[Karl Dönitz]], German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II (died [[1980 in Germany|1980]]) |
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* [[22 September]] – [[Hans Albers]], German actor (died [[1960 in Germany|1960]]) |
* [[22 September]] – [[Hans Albers]], German actor (died [[1960 in Germany|1960]]) |
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* [[9 October]] – [[Kurt von Tippelskirch]], German general (died [[1957 in Germany|1957]]) |
* [[9 October]] – [[Kurt von Tippelskirch]], German general (died [[1957 in Germany|1957]]) |
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* [[16 November]] – [[Julius Leber]], German politician (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
* [[16 November]] – [[Julius Leber]], German politician (died [[1945 in Germany|1945]]) |
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* [[2 December]] – [[Otto Dix]], German painter and forced [[Volkssturm]] conscript (died [[1969 in Germany|1969]]) |
* [[2 December]] – [[Otto Dix]], German painter and forced [[Volkssturm]] conscript (died [[1969 in Germany|1969]]) |
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* [[6 December]] – [[Gotthard Sachsenberg]], German World War I naval aviator and fighter ace (died [[1961 in Germany|1961]]) |
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* [[10 December]] – [[Nelly Sachs]], German poet and playwright (died [[1970 in Sweden|1970]]) |
* [[10 December]] – [[Nelly Sachs]], German poet and playwright (died [[1970 in Sweden|1970]]) |
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* [[17 December]] – [[Karl Emil Schäfer]], German World War I fighter ace (died [[1917 in Belgium|1917]]) |
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See also: | Other events of 1891 History of Germany • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1891 in Germany.
Incumbents
National level
State level
Kingdoms
- King of Bavaria – Otto
- King of Prussia – Wilhelm II
- King of Saxony – Albert
- King of Württemberg – Charles to 6 October, then William II
Grand Duchies
- Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I
- Grand Duke of Hesse – Louis IV
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis III
- Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederick William
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Peter II
- Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – Charles Alexander
Principalities
- Schaumburg-Lippe – Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Principality of Lippe – Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
- Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
- Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
- Waldeck and Pyrmont – George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchies
- Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
- Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia (regent)
- Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Colonial Governors
- Cameroon (Kamerun) – from 7 August Bruno von Schuckmann (acting governor)
- German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) – Hermann Wissmann (commissioner) (1st term) to 21 February, then Julius Freiherr von Soden (with ... Rüdiger, acting governor)
- German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) – Fritz Rose (commissioner)
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) – Louis Nels (acting commissioner) to March, then Curt von François (commissioner)
- Togoland – Eugen von Zimmerer (commissioner) to 14 April, then vacant
Events
- 23–24 January – 1891 European Figure Skating Championships in Hamburg
Undated
- German company Dr. Oetker is founded in Bielefeld.[1]
- Robert Koch Institute is founded in Berlin.
- International Electrotechnical Exhibition in Frankfurt am Main
- The modern taximeter is invented by German Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn.[2]
- The Fischer projection is devised by Hermann Emil Fischer.
- August Thyssen and Joseph Thyssen found German steel company Thyssen.
Births
- 8 January – Walther Bothe, German physicist (died 1957)
- 22 January – Bruno Loerzer, German aviator and air force general (died 1960)
- 24 January – Walter Model, German field marshal (died 1945)
- 27 January – Wilhelm Morgner, German painter (died 1917)
- 31 January – Kurt von Plettenberg, German forester (died 1945)
- 14 February – Erich Engel, film and theatre director (died 1966)
- 15 February – Josef Wintrich, German judge (died 1958)
- 17 February – Abraham Fraenkel, Israeli mathematician and Zionist (died 1965)
- 3 March – Fritz Rumey, German World War I fighter ace (died 1918)
- 11 March – Gertrud Wolle, German film actress (died 1952)
- 12 March – Hermann Stenner, German painter (died 1914)
- 24 March – Rudolf Berthold, German fighter pilot (died 1920)
- 28 March – Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (died 1959)
- 2 April – Max Ernst, German painter (died 1976)
- 10 May – Anton Dostler, German general (died 1945)
- 13 May – Fritz Rasp, German actor (died 1976)
- 13 May – Wilhelm Weskamm, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died 1956)
- 16 May – Adolf Ritter von Tutschek, German fighter ace (died 1918)
- 18 May – Rudolf Carnap, German philosopher (died 1970)
- 22 May – Johannes R. Becher, German politician, poet and novelist (died 1958)
- 21 June - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (died 1966)
- 14 July – Fritz Kampers, German actor (died 1950)
- 14 July – Werner Rittberger, German figure skater (died 1975)
- 29 July – Bernhard Zondek, Israeli gynecologist, developer of first reliable pregnancy test (died 1966)
- 7 August – Johannes Joseph van der Velden, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (died 1954)
- 4 September – Fritz Todt, German engineer (died 1942)
- 16 September – Karl Dönitz, German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II (died 1980)
- 22 September – Hans Albers, German actor (died 1960)
- 9 October – Kurt von Tippelskirch, German general (died 1957)
- 22 October – Carl-Hans Graf von Hardenberg, German politician and landowner (died 1958)
- 25 October – Karl Elmendorff, German conductor (died 1962)
- 14 November – Josef Magnus Wehner, German poet and playwright (died 1973)
- 15 November – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (died 1944)
- 16 November – Julius Leber, German politician (died 1945)
- 2 December – Otto Dix, German painter and forced Volkssturm conscript (died 1969)
- 6 December – Gotthard Sachsenberg, German World War I naval aviator and fighter ace (died 1961)
- 10 December – Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright (died 1970)
- 17 December – Karl Emil Schäfer, German World War I fighter ace (died 1917)
Deaths
- 26 January – Nicolaus Otto, German engineer and inventor (born 1832)
- 27 February – Karl Eduard Heusner, German admiral (born 1843)
- 14 March – Ludwig Windthorst, German politician (born 1812)
- 24 April – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal, chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years (born 1800)
- 22 May – Ernst Julius Hähnel, German sculptor (born 1811)
- 23 June – Wilhelm Eduard Weber, chemist (born 1804)
- 21 June – Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff, general (born 1832)
- 6 October – Charles I, King of Württemberg (born 1823)
- 14 December – Ferdinand von Roemer, German geologist (born 1818)
- 29 December – Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician (born 1823)
References
- ^ Freedman, Paul (2007). Food: The History of Taste. University of California Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-520-25476-3.
- ^ McArdle, Megan (2012-05-01). "Why You Can't Get a Taxi". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2015-10-02.