Karl H. Henking
Karl H. Henking (born October 4, 1923 in Banjarmasin , † February 5, 2005 in Winterthur ) was a Swiss ethnologist .
Life
He studied ethnology in Basel , Zurich , Amsterdam and Leiden (1952 Dr. phil. ). From 1954 assistant, then curator in the Department of Ethnology at the Historical Museum in Bern . From 1956 he had a teaching position for ethnology at the University of Bern (1961 habilitation ). He taught as a private lecturer (1961–1966) at the University of Bern and from 1963 as an assistant professor and associate professor (1981–1990) (focus on ethnology of religion) at the University of Zurich . From 1963 to 1990 he was director of the Völkerkundemuseum in Zurich.
Fonts (selection)
- Timorese vessels and their ornaments . Bern 1956, OCLC 644968813 .
- Ceylon, Sri Lanka . Zurich 1977, OCLC 257991093 .
- with Ruth Brand-Lederer and Denise Daenzer: tea. Exhibition May 8 to September 30, 1990 . Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-909105-15-7 .
- with Peter R. Gerber and Andreas Isler: Trees. The tree as a symbol of the cosmos . Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-909105-17-3 .
Web links
Otto Stoll (1888–1899) | Rudolf Martin (1899–1911) | Hans J. Wehrli (1911–1941) | Alfred Steinmann (1941–1963) | Karl H. Henking (1963–1990) | Michael Oppitz (1991-2008) | Mareile Flitsch (since 2008)
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| SURNAME | Henking, Karl H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Banjarmasin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 2005 |
| Place of death | Winterthur |