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STURM Gertraud
Leben für die Forschung: Das Ethnologenehepaar Wilhelm und Marie Hein in Südarabien (1901/02)

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Publisher: VÖAW
Format: 323 Seiten, zahlr. SW-Abb., 29,7x20,9cm, broschiert
Serial:  Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse  360
Serial:  Sammlung Eduard Glaser  15
ISBN13: 978-3-7001-3951-5

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This book features the scientific work of Dr. Wilhelm Hein, and concentrates on his research in Southern Arabia during the years 1901-1902. Dr. Hein’s scientific findings would have been impossible without the active support of his wife, Marie. It was with her support, after his early death, that wide ranging conclusions were able to be drawn from his expedition. The biography is put into the context of anthropology and ethnology in Central Europe at the end of the 19th century. The development of Austrian ethnology, ethnography and oriental studies during this period is demonstrated by examples from researchers and scientific institutions, both were held in high esteem in their time. They represented networks which offered scientists appropriate possibilities for their explorations and discoveries. Wilhelm and Marie Hein were great examples for those academic explorers. The essence of this book is the expedition of the Hein couple to Southern Arabia, the subsequent results and their acknowledgement. A vivid picture of the life and work of this couple is represented by a number of quotations, from private letters and various other documents. In the appendix there are copies of hand written letters by the Hein couple, various notes and a number of sketches and illustrations. These documents clearly demonstrate the enormous share of responsibility Marie Hein had in her husband’s scientific investigations. It was her part in the scientific investigations which enabled a detailed analysis of the couple's life and their impact on the problems under discussion; which herewith find a late acknowledgment. more...

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