Heinrich Schiffers (geographer)

Heinrich Schiffers (born September 28, 1901 in Aachen , † December 20, 1982 in Cologne ) was a German geographer and Africa explorer .

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Schiffers studied geography and area studies, specializing in particular in Africa and desert research. He achieved the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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Schiffers published a large number of scientific writings on the discovery and exploration of the black continent and created the most extensive standard work to date in German on the Sahara . His most famous publications include:

• The Sahara and the Syrian countries , Franckh, Stuttgart, 1950
• Wilder Continent Africa - The Adventure of Great Research Journeys, Athenaeum, Bonn, 1954
• The great journey , research and adventure in North and Central Africa 1849–1855, approx. 1955
• Libya and the Sahara administrative district , Schröder, Bonn, 1958
• Libya , Safari-Verlag, Berlin, 1975
• Afrika , Bertelsmann, Munich, 1980 ISBN 3-570-03099-7
• The Sahara. Developments in a desert continent , Borntraeger, Kiel 1980 ISBN 3-554-60106-3

Many of his books are still a permanent part of every African library today.

Web links

• Heinrich Schiffers in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
• Biography on Namibia book depot
• Literature by and about Heinrich Schiffers in the catalog of the German National Library