Ludwig Wolf (physician)
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Heinrich Ludwig Wolf (born January 29 or June 30, 1850 in Hagen am Teutoburger Wald , † June 26, 1889 near Ndali , Dahomé ) was a German doctor and anthropologist .
Life
Wolf studied medicine in Greifswald and Würzburg . He completed his studies in 1874 with a state examination and doctorate. He initially worked as a ship's doctor at North German Lloyd until 1878 and traveled repeatedly to the United States . In 1879 he joined the Saxon Army as a military doctor and was promoted to medical officer. He completed training in ophthalmology in Leipzig and North America . From 1883 to 1886 he took part in the Kassai expedition in the Congo , led by Hermann von Wissmann . After Wissmann fell ill, Wolf took over the leadership of the expedition in September 1885. From 1886 to 1888 he worked as a medical officer in Leipzig. After his return, Wolf was assigned to the German Foreign Office in 1887 , which commissioned him to research the hinterland of the German colony of Togo . On December 1, 1887, Wolf was appointed Reich Commissioner for Togo. There he founded the Bismarckburg station in 1888 , which he tried to develop through plantings. However, the station was off the traditional trade routes, so that it was relocated after a few years. When Wolf von Bismarckburg wanted to advance to central Niger , he died on the way of a fever caused by malaria , according to other sources of poisoning.
literature
- Medical officer Dr. Ludwig Wolf †. In: Communications from explorers and scholars from the German protected areas. Vol. 2 (1889), pp. 187-190 ( digitized version ).
- More detailed account of the death of Dr. Ludwig Wolf. In: Communications from explorers and scholars from the German protected areas. Vol. 3 (1890), pp. 70-72 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Ratzel : Medical officer Dr. Ludwig Wolf. In: Supplement to the Allgemeine Zeitung . 1890, No. 71, p. 1 f ( digitized version ).
- German review for geography and statistics. XII, 1890, pp. 332-334 (with portrait).
- Colonial yearbook. III, 1890, pp. 144-147.
- Conrad Weidmann : German men in Africa. Lexicon of the most outstanding German Africa researchers, missionaries etc. Verlagbuchhandlung Bernhard Nöhring, Lübeck 1894, p. 187 ( digitized version ).
- Viktor Hantzsch : Wolf, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, pp. 112-115.
- Wolf, Ludwig. In: German Colonial Lexicon . Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, vol. 3, p. 728 ( online ).
- Nationaal Ludwig Wolf , Koninklijk museum voor Midden-Afrika
Individual evidence
- ^ Andreas Mettenleiter : Personal reports, memories, diaries and letters from German-speaking doctors. Supplements and supplements III (I – Z). In: Würzburg medical history reports. Volume 22, 2003, pp. 269-305, here: p. 302.
- ^ Conrad Weidmann : German men in Africa. 1894, p. 187.
- ^ Rochus Schmidt : Germany's colonies. Volume 2, Verlag des Verein der Buchfreunde Schall & Grund, Berlin 1898, p. 182 ff. (Reprint by Weltbild Verlag. Augsburg 1998).
- ↑ Hans Gruner : Advance to Niger. The memoirs of the leader of the Togo hinterland expedition 1894/95. Edited by Peter Sebald . Edition Ost, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-929161-07-9 , pp. 80, 145 and 346.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolf, Heinrich Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1850 or June 30, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagen am Teutoburg Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1889 |
| Place of death | near Ndali , Dahomé |