Alfred Pelldram
Alfred Pelldram | |
|---|---|
Consul-General of Germany for Australia | |
| In office 24 May 1888 – August 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Gustav Travers |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kempermann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1847 Sagan, Silesia, Prussia |
| Died | 22 February 1906 (aged 58/59) Berlin, Prussia, Germany |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Prussia |
| Branch/service | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1867 – 1871 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | 2nd Guards Uhlans |
| Battles/wars | Franco-Prussian War |
Alfred Leopold Robert Moritz Pelldram (1847 – 22 February 1906) was a German diplomat who served as the Consul-General for
Australia
, Resident Minister to Haiti and Minister to Venezuela.
Early life and background
Born in
guards regiment of the Prussian Army in Berlin.[1]
He was promoted to
With the end of the war and the establishment of the German Empire in 1871, Pelldram resumed his career in the law and was appointed to the law courts of
Breslau and in 1873 was promoted to the Superior Court at Wiesbaden. In 1875, Pelldram was appointed an assistant Judge at Wiesbaden.[1]
Diplomatic career
In 1876, Pelldram entered the service of the
Tiflis
in 1887.
In 1888 arrived in the
Archduke Franz Ferdinand on his visit to Sydney in May 1893 on board the SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth.[4] Pelldram also served as the Acting Consular Agent for Italy.[5] Throughout his time in Sydney, Pelldram was assisted by the German Consul in Sydney, Carl Ludwig Sahl, who often officiated in his absence. When Sahl died in early 1897 Pelldram officiated at his funeral.[6] In August 1897 Pelldram departed Sydney to take up an appointment as Consul-General in Antwerp.[7]
In 1900 Pelldram was appointed as the German
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela in Caracas. Serving until 1906, Pelldram, in ill health returned to Germany and died in Berlin on 22 February 1906.[8]
Honours
Iron Cross, Second Class (1870).[1]
References
- ^ The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1894. p. 699. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "No. 25536". The London Gazette. 4 December 1885. p. 5869.
- ^ "No. 25820". The London Gazette. 25 May 1888. p. 2954.
- ^ Monteath, Peter (14 June 2014). "How Archduke Franz Ferdinand took in the sights - through his sights". The Australian. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Government Gazette". Evening News. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Death of Consul Sahl". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 10 April 1897. p. 769. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Pelldram, Alfred, deutscher Diplomat". woerterbuchnetz.de. Trier Center for Digital Humanities. Retrieved 8 December 2015.