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Briefe und Tagebuchaufzeichnungen Willy Kükenthals von Seiner Reise in Den Malaiischen Archipel 1893-1894 [Letters and Diary Entries of Willy Kükenthals from His Journey in the Malay Archipelago 1893-1894]

Biography / Memoir
By: Willy Kükenthal(Author), Sybille Bauer(Editor)
258 pages, 21 colour & 7 b/w illustrations
Briefe und Tagebuchaufzeichnungen Willy Kükenthals von Seiner Reise in Den Malaiischen Archipel 1893-1894 [Letters and Diary Entries of Willy Kükenthals from His Journey in the Malay Archipelago 1893-1894]
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Language: German

This book contains the letters that Willy Kükenthal, the famous German zoologist and explorer, wrote to his wife during his trip to the Malay Archipelago at the end of the 19th century, as well as a scientific diary kept in Borneo. Venomous Malays on Halmahera, head-hunting Alfuren in Borneo, fever swamps, mosquito swarms and leeches – he informed his wife about almost everything, though often diplomatically. Methods of penile perforation, however, he entrusted only to his diary. The documents of his trip give an insight into the experiences of Willy Kükenthal during his adventures in Southeast Asia. They are an impressive testimony to 19th century research. The letters and the diary show the extreme conditions under which zoologists from the Kükenthal generation researched collections of museums.

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In diesem Buch finden Sie die von Willy Kükenthal, dem  berühmten deutschen Zoologen und Forschungsreisenden, erhaltenen Briefe, die er während seiner Reise in den Malaiischen Archipel Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts an seine Frau geschrieben hat und ein auf Borneo geführtes wissenschaftliches Tagebuch. Giftmischende Malayen auf Halmahera, kopfjagende Alfuren in Borneo, Fiebersümpfe, Moskitoschwärme und Blutegel – über fast alles hat er seine Frau, wenn auch oft diplomatisch, in Kenntnis gesetzt. Die Methoden der Penisperforation jedoch vertraute er nur seinem Tagebuch. an. Die Dokumente seiner Reise geben einen Einblick in die Erfahrungen, die Willy Kükenthal während seiner Abenteuer in Südostasien gemacht hat. Sie sind ein eindrucksvolles Zeugnis der Forschung im 19. Jahrhundert. Die Briefe und das Tagebuch zeigen, unter welch extremen Bedingungen Zoologen aus Kükenthals Generation forschten, um Sammlungen für Museen zusammenzustellten.

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Biography / Memoir
By: Willy Kükenthal(Author), Sybille Bauer(Editor)
258 pages, 21 colour & 7 b/w illustrations
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