Eugen von Zimmerer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colonial governor in Cameroon
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Place of Birth: Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Eugen von Zimmerer
- Eugen Ritter von Zimmerer (24 November 1843 – 10 March 1918) was an attorney, prosecutor and judge in Bavaria before he entered the colonial service in 1887 when he was in his 40s.
- He served in German colonies of Kamerun and Togo before being appointed as governor of Kamerun, serving between 1890 and 1893.
- Following that, Zimmerer was assigned to posts in Brazil, Chile and Haiti before retiring and returning to Germany.
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