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Revision as of 10:52, 24 May 2005 by Sietse Snel (talk | contribs) (sp, "nach" -> "to", standardize heading)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ottmar von Mohl (* January 17, 1846 in Tübingen, † March 23, 1922 on Schloss Arnshaugk near Neustadt (Orla)) was a German diplomat and government advisor in Japan.
Mohl studied law in Tübingen, passed the fist Baden State Examination in 1868 and earned a doctorate in law from the University of Heidelberg the same year. In 1873, he was appointed cabinet secretary of Empress Augusta.
His diplomatic career led him to Cincinnati in 1879 and to St. Petersburg in 1885 as German consul. From 1887 to 1889, he and his wife Wanda von Mohl nee Countess von der Groeben were advisors to the Japanese Imperial Household Ministry in Tokyo. They introduced the European Court Ceremonial. From 1897 to 1917, he served as a German delegate to the Egyptian National Debt Commission in Cairo, but was suspended in 1914 due to the Egyptian Declaration of War.
Ottmar von Mohl is the son of the famous jurist Robert von Mohl.
Works
- Wanderungen durch Spanien (Hikes through Spain]]. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot 1878
- Am japanischen Hofe (At the Japanese Court). Berlin: Reimer 1904
- Lebenserinnerungen: 50 Jahre Reichsdienst (Autobiography: 50 years Service for the Empire). 2 volumes. Leipzig: List 1920/22 (Vol 2: Ägypten Egypt)
External links
- At the Japanese Court (PDF, 640 KB, in German)