Klaus Helfrich (Old Americanist)

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Klaus Helfrich (born February 27, 1941 in Cologne ; † February 28, 2017 ) was a German American scholar and museum director.

Life

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From 1972 Helfrich worked as a scientist for the Ethnological Museum in Berlin. As the successor to Kurt Krieger , he was director of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin from 1985 to 2000 . Helfrich undertook various research trips and in 1995 organized the first Asmat exhibition in Germany. He organized the America exhibition New Worlds - New Realities, America 1492–1992 in the Ethnological Museum on the anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

Works (selection)

  • Human sacrifice and killing rituals in the Maya cult , Mann, Berlin 1973
  • Malanggan , Museum f. Ethnology, Berlin

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personal data
SURNAME Helfrich, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German American scholar and museum director
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2017