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Walther Herwig (February 25, 1838,Bad Arolsen,Waldeck – December 16, 1912) was aPrussian administrative lawyer, and the founder of theGermanfisheries science.
Herwig studiedjurisprudence at theUniversity of Göttingen from 1856, where he became a member of theCorps Hannovera. He continued his studies at the universities ofLeipzig,Freiburg andBerlin, before entering the Prussiancivil service. In 1869 he became district officer for his hometown ofArolsen. He was vice-president of the Provincial Training and Medical College Association in Berlin. From 1879 to 1893 he belonged to thePrussian Lower House. Herwig received hishabilitation from theUniversity of Kiel in 1896. He was appointed as a senior government advice inHanover until his retirement in 1907, when he returned to Berlin.
Amongst his other work in the civil service, Herwig promoted the development of a Germanhigh seasfishing industry. To this end, in 1880 the first Germanresearch vessel was built. This ship, named thePresident Herwig, was lost in 1898 on the coast ofIceland. Herwig used this event to propose a restructuring of the German high sea fishing fleet, and in particular for social support for the crews of the ships and action to maintain a supply of appropriately trained manpower to the industry. From 1902 until 1908 Herwig was appointed President of the Central Committee for the International Exploration of the Sea, the body that went on to become the modern dayInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
At present the main Germanresearch vessel operating in theNorth Atlantic andNorth Sea is known as theWalther Herwig III.
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