Person

August Gerber

August Gerber, Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Forstbeamter, Forschungsreisender

Place of action / place(s) of activity
Deutsch-Südwestafrika (Schutzgebiet), Windhuk
Further information
Forstassessor aus Freiburg, reiste zum Zeitpunkt des Ausbruchs des Herero-Krieges 1904 im Herero-Land; vermutl. Referent für Forst- und Landwirtschaft beim Gouvernement Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika. 1902 Expedition ins Ovambo-Land; verkaufte ethnographische Objekte an die Völkerkundemuseen in Freiburg, Köln und Dresden.