Johann Albrecht Cropp

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Johann Albrecht Cropp

Johann Albrecht Cropp (born July 11, 1927 in Berlin ; † June 26, 2020 in Murnau ) was a German photographer , journalist and author .

Life

Cropp was born in Berlin as the son of a self-employed insurance businessman from Hamburg and a mother from Austria .

He spent his youth and primary school in Berlin. From 1937 he attended the country school home Grovesmühle and the Hermann-Lietz-Schule Haubinda , then the high school in Garmisch , which he graduated with the Abitur . He experienced the end of the Second World War as a paratrooper .

From 1946 to 1949 he worked as a photo lab technician and club photographer for American occupation soldiers in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich . He was then accepted into the newly founded "Institute for Photojournalism" in Munich. In addition, he received one of the very rare scholarships from the Werner Friedmann Institute , today's German School of Journalism .

For a period of four years he worked as a reporter for Süddeutscher Verlag and Münchner Illustrierte . One of his greatest sponsors was the journalist Hans Habe , who, despite his lack of knowledge at the time, repeatedly used him for large projects. From 1954, Johann Albrecht Cropp worked as a freelance journalist and promoter in the Frankfurt am Main area . He contributed to more than 30 illustrated books, around 50 automobile calendars and countless wall calendars on political topics, for example on the division of Germany. Extensive travels took him all over the world, which he vividly presented in many publications in pictures and words. He also worked as a freelancer for the Volkswagen factory .

After 40 years of living in Neu-Isenburg and Niederhöchstadt , he has settled in Murnau am Staffelsee ( Bavaria ) since 2013 . He died on June 26, 2020 in Murnau.

Publications

  • In the hand of Allah. An adventurous trip to the Orient by car. , Frankfurt, Ullstein (1956)
  • Between the Atlas and the Nile. North Africa - past and present. Stuttgart, DVA (1968)
  • Between the Neva and the Caucasus. with comments by Immanuel Birnbaum , Munich, Süddeutscher Verlag (1970), ISBN 3-7991-5631-3
  • Stroll through Frankfurt. , Munich, Süddeutscher Verlag (1971), ISBN 978-3-7991-5617-2
  • UNITED STATES. Between New York and San Francisco. with four articles by Herbert von Borch , Munich, Süddeutscher Verlag (1971), ISBN 3-7991-5669-0
  • GDR impressions, between the Thuringian Forest and Rügen. Eschborn, alpha 9 (1973), ISBN 3-444-10143-0
  • The federal Republic of Germany. History a.recovery - Country a. people - industry a. Society. Eschborn, alpha 9 (1971)
  • The Federal Republic of Germany - History and Reconstruction - Land and People - Industry and Society Eschborn, alpha 9 (1971), ISBN 3-7991-5715-8
  • The Federal Republic of Germany. with essays by Burghard Freudenfeld, Hans-Joachim Netzer , Stefan Wallrawen, Munich, Süddeutscher Verlag (1972)
  • Hike through Germany. Between Lake Constance and Kiel Bay. with a foreword by Horst Krüger, Bern, Hallwag (1975), ISBN 3-570-09512-6
  • What's different in Spain? : a Volkswagen trip. Eschborn, alpha 9 (1975), ISBN 3-88026-006-0
  • From the North Sea to the Zugspitze , Bern, Hallwag (1977), ISBN 3-444-10227-5
  • Ireland on horseback. Stuttgart, DVA (1974), ISBN 3-7658-0268-9
  • Germany on horseback. From the Baltic Sea to the Hohe Rhön in 20 days. Dortmund, Grösschen (1979)
  • Germany on Horseback Volume II: From the Rhön to Lake Constance in 17 days. Dortmund, Grösschen (1980), ISBN 3-8087-0068-8
  • The Netherlands by boat. Trips between Ems and Ijzer. Diary and photos. Würzburg, Stürtz (1983), ISBN 3-8003-0199-7
  • Ireland by boat. Shannon, Barrow, Grand Canal, Erne. Würzburg, Stürtz (1984), ISBN 3-8003-0218-7
  • Spain on horseback. - Between Castile and Andalusia. , Würzburg, Stürtz (1984), ISBN 3-8003-0235-7
  • The Elbe. From the source to the mouth. Reich Verlag Ag (1991), ISBN 978-3-7243-0168-4
  • The Danube, from the source to the mouth. with essays by Gertrud Fussenegger , Pia Maria Plechl , Wolfgang Simonitsch, Eschborn, alpha 9 (1981), ISBN 978-3-524-63028-1
  • France by boat. The charter areas Brittany, Midi, Loire, Burgundy. Würzburg, Stürtz (1991)
  • The Rhine. From the Alps to the North Sea. with texts by Heinrich Böll , Hanns U. Christen , Wolfgang von Gropper, Paul Hübner , Christian Schütze, Frankfurt am Main, Umschau Verlag (1982), ISBN 3-524-63031-6
  • Main. From the sources to the mouth. White Main. Red Main. Europe Canal. Würzburg, Stürtz (1985), ISBN 3-8003-0255-1
  • England by boat, Norfolk Boad, River Thames, Avon Ring. Würzburg, Stürtz (1986), ISBN 3-8003-0269-1
  • The Neckar, from the source to the mouth. with an introduction by Carlheinz Gräter , Stuttgart, Theiss (1987), ISBN 3-8062-0521-3
  • Northern Italy by boat Würzburg, Stürtz (1987), ISBN 3-8003-0303-5
  • Germany by boat. Boat trips between Passau and Lübeck. Würzburg, Stürtz (1989), ISBN 3-8003-0335-3
  • Moselle Saar Ruwer. Between the Vosges and the Rhine. Frankfurt am Main, Umschau (1990), ISBN 3-524-63047-2
  • Werra - Fulda - Weser. Between the Thuringian Forest, Rhön and the North Sea. Frankfurt, Umschau (1991), ISBN 3-524-63049-9
  • Frankfurt-Rome by bike. In the footsteps of Salier and Staufer. Eschborn, alpha 9 (1993)
  • Dream trip around the world. 88 days in the footsteps of Jules Verne. , Frankfurt, Umschau (1996), ISBN 3-524-88043-6
  • Morocco Reich Verlag Ag (1998)
  • Pixels. Texts and pictures 1927 - 1960. , Murnau, alpha 9 (August 1999), ISBN 3-88026-022-2
  • Target points. 1956-1996 calendar photos. , Murnau, alpha 9 (2003)
  • Tunisia. Weishaupt (2004), ISBN 3-7059-0158-3
  • Golos: Life and Suffering Weishaupt (2009), ISBN 978-3-7059-0293-0

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personal data
SURNAME Cropp, Johann Albrecht
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer, journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 2020
Place of death Murnau