Johann Georg Mönckeberg (born 22 August 1839 in

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 27 March 1908 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg politician, who served as

First Mayor of Hamburg The following is a chronological list of mayors of Hamburg, a city-state in Germany. The mayors are the head of the city-state, part of the government of Hamburg. Since 1861, according to the Constitution of Hamburg, constitution of 28 Septembe ...

in 1890, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1904–1905, and 1908. He studied law at

Heidelberg University Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest unive ...

and at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen (, commonly referred to as Georgia Augusta), is a Public university, public research university in the city of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1734 ...

, and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg from 1862. He was elected to the

Hamburg Parliament The Hamburg Parliament (; literally “Hamburgish Citizenry” or, more poetically, “Hamburgish Burgess (title), Burgessry”) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. ...

in 1871 and became a

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

in 1876, serving until his death. The

Mönckebergstraße The Mönckebergstraße (locally also called Mö) is one of the main shopping streets in Hamburg, Germany. Mönckebergstraße is located in Hamburg-Altstadt, running some 800 m in east-west-direction between the Hauptbahnhof at Steintorwall and t ...

is named in his honour. He was married to Elise Mathilde Tesdorpf.Helge Dvorak: ''Biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Burschenschaft.'' Vol. I, Part 4, Heidelberg 2000, pp. 122–123.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monckeberg, Johann Georg 19th-century German lawyers Members of the Hamburg Parliament Mayors of Hamburg Senators of Hamburg (before 1919) Heidelberg University alumni University of Göttingen alumni 1839 births 1908 deaths