Karl Wilhelm von Meister
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Karl Wilhelm von Meister (* February 3, 1863 in Frankfurt am Main; † February 14, 1935 in Geneva
) was a German politician and diplomat.
and his wife Marie née Becker. Meister went to school at the Lessing-Gymnasium in Frankfurt and later studied law at the University of Bonn and at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He earned a doctorate in law at Heidelberg University in 1886. From 1892 to 1894 he was district administrator of the newly created Hoechst District
. 1895 he was nominated district administrator of the District of Obertaunus
were he remained until 1903. After leaving this post he worked from 1902 until 1905 in Berlin and later from 1905 until 1919 as district president of Wiesbaden
.
On June 1, 1919 Meister resigned after the French administrator demanded he subdued to the separatist government.
From 1919 to 1926 he was member of the supervisory board of Farbwerke Hoechst
and from 1926 to 1935 of I.G. Farben AG
.
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
) was a German politician and diplomat.
Life and work
Meister was born as the eldest son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Meister, one of the co-founders of Hoechst AGHoechst AG
Hoechst AG was a German chemicals then life-sciences company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999...
and his wife Marie née Becker. Meister went to school at the Lessing-Gymnasium in Frankfurt and later studied law at the University of Bonn and at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He earned a doctorate in law at Heidelberg University in 1886. From 1892 to 1894 he was district administrator of the newly created Hoechst District
Höchst (Frankfurt am Main)
Höchst is a district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk West, and is subdivided into 4 Stadtbezirke.Höchst am Main became part of Frankfurt am Main in 1928 together with its boroughs Sindlingen, Unterliederbach and Zeilsheim. It is situated 10 km west of downtown...
. 1895 he was nominated district administrator of the District of Obertaunus
Hochtaunuskreis
The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg.The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg...
were he remained until 1903. After leaving this post he worked from 1902 until 1905 in Berlin and later from 1905 until 1919 as district president of Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
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On June 1, 1919 Meister resigned after the French administrator demanded he subdued to the separatist government.
From 1919 to 1926 he was member of the supervisory board of Farbwerke Hoechst
Hoechst AG
Hoechst AG was a German chemicals then life-sciences company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999...
and from 1926 to 1935 of I.G. Farben AG
IG Farben
I.G. Farbenindustrie AG was a German chemical industry conglomerate. Its name is taken from Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie AG . The company was formed in 1925 from a number of major companies that had been working together closely since World War I...
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