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Geheimer Postrat

English translation: privy post councillor

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German term or phrase:Geheimer Postrat
English translation:privy post councillor
Entered by: Rebekah Wils (X)

20:07 Mar 27, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Geheimer Postrat
....im 1898 fertiggestellten, vom Geheimen Postrat Ernst Hake entworfene Postmuseum.

I think this is some kind of pre-WW1 Austrian title. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.
markj
privy post councillor
Explanation:
Occurs a couple of times on Google, appears to be direct translation of German. As to what it *is* exactly, I don't really know...:-)
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Rebekah Wils (X)
Local time: 14:34
Grading comment
Thanks, Rebekah, and to everyone else as well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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2 +7privy post councillor
Rebekah Wils (X)


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +7
privy post councillor


Explanation:
Occurs a couple of times on Google, appears to be direct translation of German. As to what it *is* exactly, I don't really know...:-)

Rebekah Wils (X)
Local time: 14:34
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Rebekah, and to everyone else as well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Yes, Goethe was a privy counsellor (Geheimrat) at the Weimar court. The ‘Post’ element is a mystery. // Apparently both are correct :-)
7 mins
  -> Ah, am I wrong with my "councillor" spelling then?
agree  Rolf Buesken (X): 'Councillor' as per Oxford/Duden Dic.; I think priv.c. should stay together, i.e. priv. c. at/for the post office/postal service.
38 mins
agree  mstkwasa: Great title - and it is "councillor". Long live Kakania!
55 mins
  -> yes, it is a great title, I might adopt it...
agree  BrigitteHilgner: given that I live in this country, all these Austrian titles (still alive and kicking, although not the "Geheime Postrat") make me puke!
1 hr
  -> I think we have some similarly bizarre things going on in the UK too :-)
agree  gangels (X): postAL
1 hr
agree  Elimar Orlopp: Aber das Postmuseum (in Berlin gibt es mindestens zwei?) ist genial, warum können wir darüber nicht lachen?
3 hrs
agree  mustafaer
16 hrs
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