Edgar Sander

Edgar Sander (born March 4, 1895 or 1896 in Leipzig , German Empire , † after 1951) was a German businessman and politician in South West Africa , today's Namibia .

Sander emigrated to South West Africa in 1923. He mainly worked as a farmer and exported karakul skins . In addition, Sander was director of the United Building Society for SWA and from 1940 a member of the South West African Legislative Assembly . In 1937 he was a co-founder of the German Southwest Federation (DSWB). Sander was mayor of Windhoek , today's capital of Namibia , from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1951 .

Web links

Biography of Edger Sander (English)

Individual evidence

^ CA Starke: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Nobility, 1989, edition 92-111, p. 400.
↑ Martin Eberhardt: Between National Socialism and Apartheid. The German population group of South West Africa 1915-1965 ( Periplus studies 10). LIT Verlag, Berlin et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0225-7 , p. 417.

personal data
SURNAME	Sander, Edgar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Namibian surgeon and mayor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 4, 1895 or 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig , Germany
DATE OF DEATH	after 1951
Place of death	South West Africa

[1] CA Starke: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Nobility, 1989, edition 92-111, p. 400.

[2] Martin Eberhardt: Between National Socialism and Apartheid. The German population group of South West Africa 1915-1965 ( Periplus studies 10). LIT Verlag, Berlin et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0225-7 , p. 417.