LC control no. | n 50037688 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Italiaander, Rolf, 1913-1991 |
Variant(s) | Italiaander, Rolf, 1913- |
Associated country | Germany |
Birth date | 1913-02-20 |
Death date | 1991-09-03 |
Place of birth | Leipzig (Germany) |
Place of death | Hamburg (Germany) |
Affiliation | Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg |
Profession or occupation | Authors Translators Art--Collectors and collecting Ethnologists |
Found in | His So lernte ich segelfliegen ... c1931. Wikipedia, German version, viewed Apr. 29, 2015 (Rolf Italiaander, b. 20 Feb. 1913 in Leipzig, Dutch [parentage]; d. 3 Sep. 1991 in Hamburg; German writer, translator, art collector, explorer, ethnographer, and author of children's books; learning gliding at age 15; as a 19-year-old student he toured by bicycle through North Africa; first of many expeditions; after World War II he settled in Hamburg, cofounded Freie Akademie der Künste, served as its secretary general for over 20 years; he helped restore the reputation of Heinrich Barth, African explorer from Hamburg who had been nearly forgotten in Germany) |
Associated language | ger |