Werner von Melle

Werner von Melle
Werner von Melle in Hamburg, 1905
First Mayor of Hamburg
In office 31 March 1919 – 31 December 1919
Preceded by	Carl August Schröder
Succeeded by	Friedrich Sthamer
Personal details
Born	18 October 1853 Hamburg
Died	18 February 1937 Hamburg
Nationality	German
Political party	Nonpartisan

Werner von Melle (October 18, 1853 – February 18, 1937) was a mayor and senator of Hamburg,^[1][2] as well as a jurist.^[3] Von Melle, who held multiple doctorates, also served on the first board of trustees for the Hamburg Scientific Foundation.^[4]

Family

Von Melle was the son of Emil von Melle, a merchant who later became a senator of Hamburg and eventually sat in the senate of the North German Confederation. Von Melle's mother, Mary Geffcken, whom his father married in 1850, was the daughter of Senator Henry Geffcken. After marrying Emmy Kaemmerer, the daughter of Georg Heinrich Kaemmerer, a businessman and member of parliament, in 1880, von Melle fathered three daughters.

Awards

• 1917 Honorary Doctor of Theology Faculty of the University of Göttingen
• 1921 Rector magnificus honoris causa of the University of Hamburg^[4]
• 1928 Honorary Doctor of Political Sciences, University of Hamburg

Works

• Die Entwicklung des öffentlichen Armenwesen in Hamburg, Hamburg 1883.
• Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer. Ein Lebens- und Zeitbild, Hamburg 1888.
• Das Hamburgische Staatsrecht, Hamburg 1891.
• Dreißig Jahre Hamburger Wissenschaft, 1891–1921. Rückblicke und persönliche Erinnerungen, 2 Bände, Hamburg 1923.
• Jugenderinnerungen, Hamburg 1928.

References

First Mayors of Hamburg since 1919 Weimar period (1919–1933) Werner von Melle Gustav Friedrich Sthamer Arnold Diestel Carl Petersen Rudolf Ross Carl Petersen Nazi period (1933–1945) Carl Vincent Krogmann Modern Hamburg (since 1945) Rudolf Petersen Max Brauer Kurt Sieveking Max Brauer Paul Nevermann Herbert Weichmann Peter Schulz Hans-Ulrich Klose Klaus von Dohnanyi Henning Voscherau Ortwin Runde Ole von Beust Christoph Ahlhaus Olaf Scholz