Ernest Augustus Ritter
Ernest Augustus Ritter (* 1890 in Dundee (South Africa) ; † unknown) was a South African historian .
Ernest Augustus Ritter was a son of Captain CLA Ritter, a German military adventurer who got a position in the administration of the colony of Natal . He grew up in the Zulu language . He wrote a biography of the Zulu ruler Shaka . In his book he also relied on oral traditions.
Fonts
- Shaka Zulu. The Rise of the Zulu Empire. Longmans, Green, London 1955 (several new editions, including EA Ritter: Shaka Zulu. The Rise of the Zulu Empire. Greenhill, London 1990, ISBN 0-947898-99-9 )
literature
- Dan Wylie: A Dangerous Admiration: EA Ritter's Shaka Zulu . In: South African Historical Journal 28, 1993, pp. 98-118.
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SURNAME | Ritter, Ernest Augustus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knight, EA |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee (South Africa) |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |