1893 in Germany

Events in the year 1893 in Germany.

Incumbents

National level

• Kaiser – Wilhelm II
• Chancellor – Leo von Caprivi

State level

Kingdoms

• King of Bavaria – Otto
• King of Prussia – Wilhelm II
• King of Saxony – Albert
• King of Württemberg – William II

Grand Duchies

• Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I
• Grand Duke of Hesse – Ernest Louis
• Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis III
• Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederick William
• Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Peter II
• Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach - Charles Alexander

Principalities

• Schaumburg-Lippe – Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe to 8 May, then George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
• Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
• Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
• Principality of Lippe – Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
• Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
• Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
• Waldeck and Pyrmont – George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont to 12 May, then Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Duchies

• Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
• Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia (regent)
• Duke of Saxe-Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
• Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to 22 August, then Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 23 August
• Duke of Saxe-Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Colonial Governors

• Cameroon (Kamerun) – Eugen von Zimmerer (3rd term) to 27 June, then Leist
• German East Africa (Deutsch-Ostafrika) – Julius Freiherr von Soden to 15 September, then Friedrich Radbod Freiher von Schele
• German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) – Georg Schmiele (Landeshauptleute of the German New Guinea Company)
• German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) – Curt von François (commissioner until November, then Landeshauptleute)
• Togoland – Jesko von Puttkamer (acting commissioner until November, then Landeshauptleute) (2nd term)

Events

• 15 June – In the federal election the Social Democratic Party of Germany come top with 1.7 million votes but still only finish fourth overall in terms of seats, behind the Centre Party, German Conservative Party and the National Liberal Party. Anti-Semitic parties see their vote share increase five times over.

Undated

• Cholera Riots break out in Hamburg resulting in the deaths of a sanitary officer and a policeman. The riots are eventually quashed by bayonet-wielding troops.
• Eugen Richter leads his followers in a split from the German Free-minded Party to form the Free-minded People's Party.

Arts

• 23 December – Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hänsel und Gretel receives its premiere in Weimar.

Undated

• Franz Kaim establishes the Munich Philharmonic.
• Johannes Brahms completes his Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms).
• Oskar Panizza publishes the novel The Operated Jew, a satirical, anti-Semitic novel with scientific racism overtones.

Commerce

• 20 June – Zentis, a confectionery and preserve concern, begins trading in Aachen.
• 1 September – Franz Ramesohl and Franz Schmidt open a milk separator-producing workshop under the name of Ramesohl & Schmidt oHG in Oelde. The workshop forms the basis of the still extant company GEA Westfalia Separator.

Science

• Rudolf Diesel operates the first successful diesel engine.
• Wilhelm Dörpfeld begins his excavations on the site of the ancient city of Troy.
• Wilhelm Wien formulates Wien's displacement law.

Sport

Association football clubs established

• 6 March – Leipziger BC 1893
• 10 May – Minerva Berlin
• 2 July – TSF Ditzingen
• 29 July – Altonaer FC von 1893
• 9 September – Stuttgarter Fußballverein
• 1 October – SV Nord Wedding 1893
• 18 November – Akademischer SC 1893 Berlin
• 22 November – Berliner Fussball Club vom Jahre 1893
• November – Sportbrüder Leipzig

Date unknown

• FC Association 1893 Hamburg
• FC Hanau 93
• KSV Hessen Kassel
• VfB Einheit zu Pankow

Transport

• The Bremer Vulkan shipbuilding company opens at the Johann Lange shipyard in Bremen.
• The Prussian S 3 steam locomotive begins production.
• First flight of Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat by Otto Lilienthal

Births

Deaths

References