Johann Georg Mönckeberg (1839–1908)
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Johann Georg Mönckeberg (born 22 August 1839 in
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, died 27 March 1908 in Hamburg) was a Hamburg politician, who served as
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in 1890, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1904–1905, and 1908. He studied law at
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and at the
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, and worked as a lawyer in Hamburg from 1862. He was elected to the
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in 1871 and became a
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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.


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* {{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