Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer

Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer (2 February 1808 – 3 March 1887) was a jurist, journalist and natural history researcher. His zoological publications are considered to be a significant contribution to knowledge of hydroids and bryozoans.

Gustav Kirchenpauer
Gustav Kirchenpauer in Hamburg senator's ornate
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office
1 January 1868 – 31 December 1868
Preceded byFriedrich Sieveking
Succeeded byFerdinand Haller
In office
1 January 1874 – 31 December 1874
Preceded byHermann Gossler
Succeeded byFerdinand Haller
In office
1 January 1877 – 31 December 1877
Preceded byHermann Weber
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1880 – 31 December 1880
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1883 – 31 December 1883
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byJohannes Versmann
First Mayor of Hamburg and
President of the Hamburg Senate
In office
1 January 1869 – 31 December 1869
Preceded byFriedrich Sieveking
Succeeded byFerdinand Haller
In office
1 January 1871 – 31 December 1872
Preceded byFerdinand Haller
Succeeded byFerdinand Haller
In office
1 January 1875 – 31 December 1875
Preceded byHermann Gossler
Succeeded byCarl Petersen
In office
1 January 1878 – 31 December 1878
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1881 – 31 December 1881
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1884 – 31 December 1884
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byHermann Weber
In office
1 January 1887 – 3 March 1887
Preceded byCarl Petersen
Succeeded byJohannes Versmann
Personal details
Born2 February 1808
Hamburg, French Empire
Died3 March 1887 (1887-03-04) (aged 79)
Hamburg, Germany
NationalityHamburg,German
Political partyNonpartisan
SpouseJuliane Dorothea Krause (1819–1905)
Children3
Parent(s)Johann Georg Kirchenpauer (1773–1844)
Anna Katharina Ruesz (1778–1811)
Alma materDorpat, Ruperto-Carola
OccupationLawyer
Journalist
Hamburg Politician and Mayor

Kirchenpauer also contributed very considerably to the political and economic progress of his home city: between 1869 and 1887 he served seven times as the Mayor of Hamburg.

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