Gottlob Adolf Krause (January 5, 1850 in Ockrilla near Meissen – February 19, 1938 in Zürich)[1] was a German Africanist and linguist.

Research

Krause researched languages of Central and West Africa, and is credited with labeling the Kwa languages.

Political Beliefs

Krause was an anti-colonialist, and did not cooperate with the German Empire's goals of imposing colonies in Africa.[2] Akinwumi cites[3] this as the reason for which Krause's scientific reputation was undermined in Germany.

Works

  • Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der fulischen Sprache in Afrika. In: Mitteilungen der Riebeckschen Nigerexpedition (1884),
  • Proben der Sprache von Ghat in der Sahara (Leipzig, 1884).
  • Die Musuksprache in Centralafrika. In: Veröffentlichungen der Wiener Akademie. Wien (1886),
  • Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Klimas von Salaga, Togo und der Goldküste. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher (Halle/Saale), 93 (3) (1910), pp. 193–472.

References

  1. ↑ Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, Vol. 93, Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, Kommissionsverlag F. Steiner, 1966, p. 162.
  2. ↑ "Museumkennis - Gottlob Krause - Een anti-koloniaal in Afrika". Archived from the original on 2004-12-26. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ↑ Akinwumi, Olayemi (2002). The colonial contest for the Nigerian region, 1884-1900: a history of the German participation. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-8258-6197-1.

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