Gerd von Lettow-Vorbeck
Gerd von Lettow-Vorbeck (born April 15, 1902 in Hoffelde , Regenwalde district , Province of Pomerania ; † April 19, 1974 in Ahrensburg , Schleswig-Holstein ) was a German hunter, hunting writer and editor at Paul Parey magazine publisher , which also publishes the magazine Wild and dog issued.
Gerd von Lettow-Vorbeck comes from the old Pomeranian aristocratic family Lettow-Vorbeck . He studied agriculture at the University of Göttingen . In 1923 he became a member of the Corps Saxonia Göttingen . He is the author of the standard work Das Jagdrevier as it should be and between 1960 and 1970 revised numerous standard works of the German-language hunting literature by Ferdinand von Raesfeld , such as Die Hege in der Freie Wildbahn , Das Roe Deer and Das deutsche Waidwerk .
The screenplay of the ZDF documentary drama Momella - A Farm in Africa from 2006 with Christine Neubauer in the leading role was based on his book Am Fuße des Meru , a biography about Margarete Trappe . Gerd von Lettow-Vorbeck visited and interviewed Margarete Trappe on her farm in Momella and wrote the manuscript in Hamburg, which she read on Momella shortly before her death in 1957.
Works
- The hunting ground as it should be. A guide for the establishment and maintenance of leased areas in particular. Parey, Hamburg around 1954. ISBN 3-490-11712-3
- Green Passion , Parey, Hamburg 1955, online excerpts
- The roe deer. Natural history, protection and hunting. With Ferdinand von Raesfeld and Walter Rieck . Parey, Hamburg 1956. ISBN 3-490-15212-3
- At the foot of the Meru. The life of Margarete Trappe, Africa's great huntress. Parey, Hamburg 1957. Online excerpts
- Green leaves. Exploring days at home and in the distance. Parey, Hamburg / West Berlin 1962. Online excerpts
- In the late Vespersonne. Pürschen and turns. Parey, Hamburg / West Berlin 1969. Online excerpts
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd von Lettow-Vorbeck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Excerpts from the works
- Website of the von Lettow-Vorbeck family
- Film review for Momella
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 47 , 726
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lettow-Vorbeck, Gerd von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hunter, hunting writer and editor at Paul Parey magazine publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoffelde , Regenwalde District , Pomerania Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1974 |
| Place of death | Ahrensburg , Schleswig-Holstein |