Albert Hahl
Dr. Albert Hahl was a German colonial administrator. In 1897, he was acting Landeshauptmann of the German New Guinea Company and from 1902 to December 1917, was Governor of German New Guinea. In 1903 he founded the town of Rabaul, which became the capital of the colony. Hahl is featured in Christian Kracht's 2012 novel Imperium, which focuses on August Engelhardt.Military service
30 Nov 1891 Hof, Bavaria, Germany Infantry lieutenant. The III Royal Bavarian Army Corps / III Bavarian AK was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, before and during World War I.Marriage
Hahl married Luise Bartha Marie von Seckendorff on 1 February, 1903 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
