The former mayor of Hannover Georg E. Friedrich Hoppenstedt (* 08. July 1779 Hannover † 16. February 1858 Hannover) has since 1824 been the 'Geheime Kabinettsrat' and general secretary of the Kingdom of Hannover. Because of this position he also had the supervision over everything concerning the University of Göttingen. He consulted Gauß in matters of hiring new Professors like Heinrich Ewald and Wilhelm Weber.

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