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Italiaander, Rolf, 1913-1991

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Personal name headingItaliaander, Rolf, 1913-1991
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Variant(s)Italiaander, Rolf, 1913-
Associated countryGermany
Birth date1913-02-20
Death date1991-09-03
Place of birthLeipzig (Germany)
Place of deathHamburg (Germany)
AffiliationFreie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg
Profession or occupationAuthors Translators Art--Collectors and collecting Ethnologists
Found inHis 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)
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