Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel
German geographer and film producer
About Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel
Lived 1910 – 1989 (aged 79). Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel was a German explorer, film producer, geographer, writer, film director and zoological collector.
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel (27 August 1910 – 21 August 1989) was a German geographer, explorer, writer and film producer.
At the age of 23 Schulz-Kampfhenkel made an expedition to Liberia. He described his experiences in the book Der Dschungel Rief... (The Jungle Called...). After finishing his geography studies he became the leader of the German Amazon-Jary-Expedition (1935-1937), supported by both Brazilian and German governments and the Nazi Party's Foreign Organization (NSDAP/AO). Schulz-Kampfhenkel relates about this expedition in his book Rätsel der Urwaldhölle (Riddle(s) of the jungle hell) and produced an eponymous film, as well.
In 1943 Schulz-Kampfhenkel got promoted to Special Commissioner of geographical questions in the Reichsforschungsrat after he had been lieutenant of Luftwaffe and SS-Untersturmführer.
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Who was Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel?
German geographer and film producer (1910-1989)
When was Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel born?
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel was born on 17 August 1910 in Buckow.
When did Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel die?
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel died on 21 August 1989 in Hamburg.
What was Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel's occupation?
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel was an explorer, film producer, geographer, writer, film director and zoological collector.
What nationality was Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel?
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel was German.
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