Norddeutscher Lloyd - Major People

Major People

  • Hermann Henrich Meier, founder and 1857-1888 first Supervisory Board Chairman of the NDL
  • Eduard Crüsemann; 1857-1869 founder and first director of NDL
  • August Hermann Friedrich Neynaber alias HFA or HAF called Hermann Neynaber; (1822–1899) captain of many liners from 1866 to 1881 (Bremen, Deutschland, Donau, Mosel, Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Rhein)
  • Johann Georg Lohmann, 1877-1892 Director of NDL
  • Hermann Friedrich Bremermann; 1868-1892 Director of the NDL
  • Willy Christoffers; Captain from 1886 to 1900
  • Georg Plate, from 1887 to the Supervisory Board of the NDL, 1892-1911 Chairman of the NDL
  • Dr. Heinrich Wiegand; 1892–1899 Director and 1899-1909 Director-General of NDL
  • Charles Polack, captain in 1913 of the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie
  • Dr. Philipp Heineken, Director-General in 1909-1920, 1920-1933 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NDL
  • Carl Joachim Stimming, Director General, 1921–31
  • Arnold Petzet; from 1906 to 1927 on NDL's board, responsible for transport within Germany, establishment of the cruise sector
  • Ernst Glässel; 1926 member of the Lloyd Executive Board, 1931-1932 Chairman of the Board
  • Dietrich Hogemann, commodore who retired in 1913
  • Paul König, 1911 captain, 1916 captain of the U-boat, 1920-1932 Head of the marine department of the NDL
  • Nikolaus Johnsen, captain and commodore in 1924 of the Columbus, and in 1930 Europe (III)
  • Leopold Ziegenbein, captain and commodore of Bremen (IV)
  • Oskar Scharf, captain on the Europa (III)
  • Adolf Ahrens, captain and commodore of Columbus and Bremen (IV)
  • Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, 1932-1933 Director General of the NDL
  • Karl Lindemann (ex State Council), 1933-1945 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NDL
  • Dr. Rudolph Firle, 1933-1944. Director General of the NDL
  • Dr. Johnannes Kulenkampff; from 1932 Board Member, from 1942 Executive Board member
  • Richard Bertram; from 1937 Board Member, from 1942 Executive Board member
  • Paul Hampel, director of ship maintenance of the NDL of about 1950 to 1970
  • Heinrich Lorenz, captain of the Berlin (IV)
  • Günter Rössing, captain of the Bremen (V)

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