!!!Holub, Emil

b. Holice, Czech Republic (then Holitz), Oct. 7, 1847, 
d. Vienna, Feb. 21, 1902, ethnologist, explorer. In 1872 went to South 
Africa as a physician, 1873-1887 went on many expeditions through 
Africa. 1883 he and his wife Rosa tried to cross Africa from North to 
South. He divided up his collections on natural history and ethnology 
among numerous institutions.

!Works
7 Jahre in Suedafrika, 2 vols., 1880; Von der Capstadt ins 
Land der Maschukulumbe, 2 vols., 1888; 11 Jahre unter den 
Schwarzen Suedafrikas, 1925.

!Literature
G. F. Hamann, E. H. - zwischen Forschergeist und 
kolonialem Zweck, master´s thesis, Vienna 2000; OeBL; NDB.



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