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Monrad Siegfried Metzgen (1894- 13 May 1956, Belize) was a well known national hero of Belize having been a leading citizen in the Colony of British Honduras. ==Family== Captain Monrad Sigfried Metzgen, OBE, JP, VD, was one of the most outstanding sons of British Honduras and his death, which occurred on 14 May 1956, marks the end of a brilliant career. Born in Belize City in June 1893, he was a Belizean Creole of humble parentage, and died, suddenly of poisoning, on 14 May 1956. Monrad was the son of Carl Alexander Metzgen, the former Auditor General (1911) of Belize, British Honduras. Monrad Sigfried Metzgen's mother, Esther Almira Bevans (born on 17 January 1869 in Belize and died in 1944), was the second wife of his father (the first one was Estelle Greene). His father, Carl Alexander Metzgen (born on 24 July 1860 and killed in Petén on 13 March 1930). His grandfather, Charles Alexander Metzgen, was born 1816 in Copenhagen, Denmark and was son of Johan Christian Metzgen (1784–1843) a retired Danish naval officer. Monrad had three children: Louise MBE, Humphrey and Frederick (Bill). On 17 September 2009, Captain Metzgen was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction from the Government of Belize in recognition of his dedication to Community and Public Service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monrad Metzgen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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