Hans Christian Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von Hammerstein-Loxten (April 27, 1843 – March 20, 1905) was a Prussian civil servant and politician who served as Interior Minister.

[1][2] His maternal grandfather was Hanoverian Major-General Friedrich August Wilhelm von dem Knesebeck [de].

The language policy he helped to implement led to the Wreschen school strike in 1906.

[7] On September 14, 1872, Hammerstein married Marie Elisabeth Charlotte von Rabiel (1849–1922).

[4] Hammersteinstrasse (German: Hammersteinstraße) in Berlin was named after Hammerstein-Loxten - along with other streets that were dedicated to Prussian ministers in connection with the exploitation of the Dahlem domain.