Louis Nels

Louis Nels
Reichskommissar for German South-West Africa
In office August 1890 – May 1891
Preceded by	Ernst Heinrich Göring
Succeeded by	Curt von François
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Born	16 December 1855(1855-12-16)
Died	13 November 1910(1910-11-13) (aged 54)

Louis Nels (16 December 1855 - 13 November 1910) was a German government official who served as acting Reichskommissar in German South-West Africa in 1890-1891.

Trained as a lawyer, he later joined the German civil service. Beginning in 1885 he served under acting Reichskommisar Heinrich Ernst Göring (1839-1913) in Otjimbingwe, the colonial headquarters of German South-West Africa. In 1890 he became a colonial judge, and shortly afterwards replaced Göring as acting Reichskommissar. Nels would maintain this position from August 1890 to March 1891, when he was succeeded by Curt von François (1852-1931).

In 1891, he left German South-West Africa, and afterwards was a consul in various foreign countries. Nels died on 13 November 1910 in Neuerburg, Germany.

References

Biographies of Namibian Personalities by Klaus Dierks

Governors of German South-West Africa (1884–1915)

Reichskommissar	Gustav Nachtigal (1884–1885) · Heinrich Ernst Göring (1885–1890) · Louis Nels^† (1890–1891) · Curt von François (1891–1893)

Landeshauptmann	Curt von François (1893–1894) · Theodor Leutwein (1894–1898)

Gouverneur	Theodor Leutwein (1898–1905) · Lothar von Trotha^† (1905) · Friedrich von Lindequist (1905–1907) · Bruno von Schuckmann (1907–1910) · Theodor Seitz (1910–1915)

^† Acting

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Name	Nels, Louis
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Date of birth	16 December 1855
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Date of death	13 November 1910
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