Ernest Augustus Ritter

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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.
personal data
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