Philipp Paulitschke

Philipp Paulitschke (1882)

Philipp Paulitschke, Edler von Bruges (born September 24, 1854 in Cermakowitz , Moravia , † December 11, 1899 in Vienna ) was an Austrian explorer .

biography

Between 1872 and 1876 Paulitschke studied geography , natural and linguistic sciences , especially oriental studies, in Graz and Vienna . In 1877 he became a teacher at the grammar school in Znojmo and in 1880 professor at the grammar school in Hernals , and finally in 1889 at the Josefstadt in Vienna. In 1883, at the same time as he was at the school, he became a lecturer in geography and ethnography at the university.

Paulitschke traveled almost all of Europe , Egypt and Sudan . Philipp Paulitschke explored Egypt and Nubia in 1880 and between 1884 and 1885 with Dominik Kammel Edler von Hardegger (1844–1915) the Somal and Galla countries of Harar . During this time he discovered the natural wonder of Alêjo-Dible and named it Franz-Josefs-Schlucht . In 1887 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

Philipp Paulitschke died on December 11, 1899 in Vienna. In 1936 the Paulitschkegasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.

Publications

• Geographical exploration of the African continent from ancient times to our days . Vienna (1879)
• Africa literature from AD 1500 to 1750 Vienna (1882)
• Guide to geographic traffic theory . Breslau (1881) ( digitized version ).
• Geographical traffic studies for schools and for self-teaching. 2., presumably u. verb. Ed. Hirt, Breslau 1892 ( digitized version ).
• The geographic exploration of the Adallands and Harrars in East Africa . Leipzig (1884)
• The Sudanese countries according to the current state of knowledge . Freiburg (1885)
• Contributions to the ethnography and anthropology of the Somal, Galla and Harrari . Leipzig (1886)
• Harrar research trip to the Somal and Galla countries of East Africa . Leipzig (1888)
• Ethnography of Northeast Africa . 2 vols. Berlin (1893–96) digitized

literature

• A. Duchâteau:  Paulitschke Philipp. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 353 f. (Direct links on p. 353 , p. 354 ).
• Viktor Hantzsch:  Paulitschke, Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 1-4.
• Anton Becker: Professor Dr. Philipp Paulitschke † . Vienna 1900. In: L. Annual report on the kk Staatsgymnasium in the 8th district of Vienna for the school year 1899/1900 digitized .

Web links

• Literature by and about Philipp Paulitschke in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Member entry of Philipp Paulitschke at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on November 21, 2015.