Bairu Tafla
Bairu Tafla (born December 15, 1938 in Keren ) is an Eritrean Africanist .
Life
He studied at the University of Addis Ababa until 1965 and obtained his Master of Arts from Howard University in 1968 , his doctorate in philosophy in Hamburg in 1979 and his habilitation in 1989 at the University of Hamburg (1990–1997 private lecturer in Ethiopian Studies / 1997–2003 professor (§ 17 HmbHG) for Ethiopian Studies).
Fonts (selection)
- Ethiopia and Germany. Cultural, political and economic relations 1871-1936 . Wiesbaden 1981, ISBN 3-515-02971-0 .
- Ethiopia and Austria. A history of their relations . Wiesbaden 1994, ISBN 3-447-03442-4 .
- as editor: Ethiopian records of the Menilek era. Selected Amharic documents from the Nachlass of Alfred Ilg 1884-1900 . Wiesbaden 2000, ISBN 3-447-04258-3 .
- Troubles and travels of an Eritrean aristocrat. A presentation of Käntiba Gilamika'él's memoirs . Aachen 2007, ISBN 3-8322-5980-5 .
literature
- as editors Heinrich Scholler and Stefan Brüne : On the way to modern Ethiopia. Commemorative publication for Bairu Tafla . Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8258-9075-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tafla, Bairu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Eritrean Africanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Keren |