Friedrich von Hollmann
| Friedrich von Hollmann | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Friedrich Hollmann |
| Born |
January 19, 1842 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | January 21, 1913 (aged 71) Berlin, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 German Confederation North German Confederation German Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Reichsflotte North German Federal Navy Kaiserliche Marine
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| Years of service | 1857-1897 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
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| Other work | Chairman of AEG supervisory board |
Friedrich von Hollmann (19 January 1842 – 21 January 1913) was an Admiral of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) and Secretary of the German Imperial Naval Office under Emperor Wilhelm II.
Hollmann was born in Berlin, Germany. He entered the Prussian Navy in 1857 and made his first trip as a cadet aboard the SMS Amazone, the Gefion and Thetis. In 1859-1862 he took part in the expedition to the Far East along with Karl Eduard Heusner whom he would follow years later as Secretary of the German Imperial Naval Office.
In 1863 he was appointed to the Central Division (Zentralabteilung) of the Prussian Navy Department.
During the Second Schleswig War in 1864 he commanded the gunboat SMS Wolf, and then (1864–1867) served as a Lieutenant aboard the cadet school ship Niobe. From 1867 to 1869 he was assigned to the naval school in Kiel.
In Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71 Hollmann was a Kapitänleutnant, then (1871–1873) served the expedition to North and South America aboard Gazelle.
Between 1874 and 1881 in the Central Division (Zentralabteilung) of the Admiralty, he commanded the cadet ships Undine and Medusa from 1876 to 1878, and then captained the academy corvette Elisabeth of the Arcona class on its global tour from 1881 to 1883, the year the Krakatoa volcano erupted. On 20 May 1883 the German ship was stationed in the Sunda Strait, observing the ongoing eruption.
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