Omar Rolf von Ehrenfels
Omar Rolf Baron von Ehrenfels , born as Rolf Leopold Werner Bernhard Freiherr von Ehrenfels (born April 28, 1901 in Prague , † February 7, 1980 in Neckargemünd ) was an Austrian anthropologist and orientalist .
Rolf von Ehrenfels was the only son of the philosopher Christian von Ehrenfels . His sister, the writer Imma von Bodmershof, married Wilhelm von Bodmershof in 1925. He himself married his sister Elfriede von Bodmershof , who is often mentioned in connection with the works published by Lew Nussimbaum after 1936 under the pseudonym Kurban Said . Ehrenfels converted to Islam in Berlin in 1927 and took the name Omar . After he had to emigrate from Austria in 1938 and Elfriede did not follow him, the childless marriage was finally divorced in the late 1940s.
Omar Rolf, who was fascinated from his childhood by the stories his mother told him about India, went to India, where he stayed for 26 years and set up the Anthropological Institute at the University of Madras . He became professor of anthropology in Madras and author of scientific and Islamic publications. His work dealt with the ethnology of India and the position of women in society.
In recognition of his academic achievements and his contribution to Indian society, he was granted honorary Indian citizenship. In India he married the French woman Mireille Abeille, who was born in Marseille in 1924. She is the mother of Leela Ehrenfels and currently lives in Lichtenau Castle in the Waldviertel , which is owned by the Ehrenfels family.
Fonts (selection)
- Front india. In: Gustav Keckeis (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Frau. Encyclios, Zurich 1954, Volume 2, Col. 1588 f.
- In the bright continent. Experience of an ethnologist in East Africa. Progress, Darmstadt 1962.
- Internal development aid. An ethnological study in South India. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1969.
Web links
- Literature by and about Omar Rolf von Ehrenfels in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ From Arabia to the Himalayas. Crossing Paths. (PDF file; 96 kB)
- ↑ Azerbaijan International, Winter 2004 (April 12): Leela Ehrenfels
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehrenfels, Omar Rolf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ehrenfels, Rolf Leopold Werner Bernhard von (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian anthropologist and orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1980 |
| Place of death | Neckargemünd |