Alfons Weber (dentist)

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Weber's historic dental practice is on display in the Swakopmund Museum .

Alfons Maria Weber (* 1904 in Munich , † 1984 in Swakopmund ) was a German - South West African doctor of dentistry and a patron in Swakopmund. He was the founder of the Swakopmund Museum and the Sam Cohen Library and a founding member of the Swakopmund Scientific Society .

In 1931, at the age of 27, Weber emigrated from Munich to South West Africa, now Namibia . There he opened his dental practice , where he had to make many business trips inland due to the small population of Swakopmund. He showed great interest in his country and began collecting books, maps and household items at an early age. In some cases, he is said to have accepted the items for treatment instead of cash.

Weber worked and lived in the coastal town's Weber building for years . He was a close friend of Ferdinand Stich and for many years chaired the SWA National Monuments Council .

A street in the Swakopmund district of Kramersdorf is named after Weber . His life's work will be continued in the Alfons Weber Foundation , headed by his son Michael Weber until 2004 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The humble yet ambitious beginnings of the Swakopmund Museum. Swakop Tour Company, October 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Swakopmund become self-employed. Allgemeine Zeitung, February 4, 1969.
  3. ^ Swakopmund Museum. Info Namibia. Retrieved August 6, 2002.
  4. ↑ Historical lettering in Swakopmund revealed through renovation. Allgemeine Zeitung, October 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ Alfons Weber. Scientific Society Swakopmund. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Michael Weber passed away. Allgemeine Zeitung, May 10, 2004.
personal data
SURNAME Weber, Alfons
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weber, Alfons Maria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Southwest African dentist and patron in Swakopmund
DATE OF BIRTH 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 1984
Place of death Swakopmund , South West Africa