He devoted most of his life to travelling, first within Europe and then to the New World, Africa, and the Far East. In 1873 he journeyed to South America, followed by trips to central Africa (1884-1885), the United States (1887), East Africa (1889- 1890), South Africa (1891-1892), Madagascar (1895). Between August, 1896, and June, 1898, he travelled extensively in China, Japan, and Siberia. In 1909, three years before his death, he visited Oceania. Both in Germany and abroad, Wolf, a polyglot, met with politicians, businessmen, and diplomats to promote an expanded role in world affairs for the newly founded German Empire. He envisioned international trade as a key element in Germany's development as a world power and lobbied for increased exchange of German manufactured goods for raw materials from other countries, particularly China.
An ardent nationalist, he feared that the growing presence of Russians, Americans, and Japanese in China would limit the possibilities for German expansion there. He expressed his concerns to former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck during a series of meetings before departing for China in 1896 and repeated them in his account of his travels, Meine Wanderungen, I: Im Innern Chinas ("My Travels, I: In Inner China"), published in 1901. While in China he visited many foreign concessions, and, based on this firsthand experience, he developed a plan for German expansion there, which he proposed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin upon his return (Wolf, 1904)
WorksEdit
Vom Fὕrsten Bismarck und seinem Haus: Tagebuchblatter von Eugen Wolf
Vom Fὕrsten Bismarck und seinem Haus
Meine Wanderungen: Im Innern Chinas
Wolf was a prolific writer, publishing narratives of travels in several books and in a number of newspaper articles, which appeared primarily in the Berliner Tageblatt. He used his writings to promote the approach to international relations, both political and economic, that he believed Germany should follow. He also linked his extensive collecting activities to his international agenda, commenting that he "donated ethnographic collections to Bavarian and Prussian museums to instruct young Germans about foreign cultures".
The Chukchi CollectionEdit
The Chukchi collection, apparently assembled in the late nineteenth century, was officially received by the museum on 14 January 1899 (SMV Archives, 1899), as a single donation from Eugen Wolf, a German philanthropist and journalist. Das Staatliche Museum fur Volkerkunde (SMV), Munchen(the Munich State Museum of Anthropology), is one of Europe's major anthropological museums, with collections comprising about 350,000 specimens from all parts of the world.
About 500 items are from Siberia; a few of these date from the eighteenth century, and the remainder date from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Acquired over the years from several different donors, the museum's Siberian collection includes objects from various regions of Siberia, but the majority are from the Chukchi and the Yuit Eskimos of the Chukotka in northeastern Siberia. Although the precise origins of the collection are unknown (it is doubtful that Wolf made the collection himself), it is of considerable significance both because it attempts to document systematically all aspects of the life of these reindeer herders of the tundra and because very little material from the Chukchi of that period has been preserved in museums.
The rich variety of Chukchi clothing is documented in sets of garments for adults and for children of all ages as well as clothing used for special purposes, such as spring sealing. Recreationalitems include children's toys (a leather ball, a drum, a stuffed mouse, buzzers, toy reindeer).
After the gift to the museum in Munich, in September 1901 the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences honoured him with their large gold medal for services rendered to science.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^"Court circular". The Times. No. 36039. London. 15 January 1900. p. 6.
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eugen, wolf, born, january, 1850, kirchheimbolanden, died, 1912, munich, german, journalist, traveller, born, 1850, january, 1850died10, 1912, 1912, aged, occupationjournalistnationalitygermansubjecttravel, contents, life, works, chukchi, collection, reference. Eugen Wolf born 24 January 1850 in Kirchheimbolanden died 10 May 1912 in Munich was a German journalist and traveller Eugen WolfBorn 1850 01 24 24 January 1850Died10 May 1912 1912 05 10 aged 62 OccupationJournalistNationalityGermanSubjectTravel Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 The Chukchi Collection 4 References 5 External linksLife EditHe devoted most of his life to travelling first within Europe and then to the New World Africa and the Far East In 1873 he journeyed to South America followed by trips to central Africa 1884 1885 the United States 1887 East Africa 1889 1890 South Africa 1891 1892 Madagascar 1895 Between August 1896 and June 1898 he travelled extensively in China Japan and Siberia In 1909 three years before his death he visited Oceania Both in Germany and abroad Wolf a polyglot met with politicians businessmen and diplomats to promote an expanded role in world affairs for the newly founded German Empire He envisioned international trade as a key element in Germany s development as a world power and lobbied for increased exchange of German manufactured goods for raw materials from other countries particularly China An ardent nationalist he feared that the growing presence of Russians Americans and Japanese in China would limit the possibilities for German expansion there He expressed his concerns to former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck during a series of meetings before departing for China in 1896 and repeated them in his account of his travels Meine Wanderungen I Im Innern Chinas My Travels I In Inner China published in 1901 While in China he visited many foreign concessions and based on this firsthand experience he developed a plan for German expansion there which he proposed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin upon his return Wolf 1904 Works EditVom Fὕrsten Bismarck und seinem Haus Tagebuchblatter von Eugen Wolf nbsp Vom Fὕrsten Bismarck und seinem HausMeine Wanderungen Im Innern Chinas nbsp Wolf was a prolific writer publishing narratives of travels in several books and in a number of newspaper articles which appeared primarily in the Berliner Tageblatt He used his writings to promote the approach to international relations both political and economic that he believed Germany should follow He also linked his extensive collecting activities to his international agenda commenting that he donated ethnographic collections to Bavarian and Prussian museums to instruct young Germans about foreign cultures The Chukchi Collection EditThe Chukchi collection apparently assembled in the late nineteenth century was officially received by the museum on 14 January 1899 SMV Archives 1899 as a single donation from Eugen Wolf a German philanthropist and journalist Das Staatliche Museum fur Volkerkunde SMV Munchen the Munich State Museum of Anthropology is one of Europe s major anthropological museums with collections comprising about 350 000 specimens from all parts of the world About 500 items are from Siberia a few of these date from the eighteenth century and the remainder date from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Acquired over the years from several different donors the museum s Siberian collection includes objects from various regions of Siberia but the majority are from the Chukchi and the Yuit Eskimos of the Chukotka in northeastern Siberia Although the precise origins of the collection are unknown it is doubtful that Wolf made the collection himself it is of considerable significance both because it attempts to document systematically all aspects of the life of these reindeer herders of the tundra and because very little material from the Chukchi of that period has been preserved in museums The rich variety of Chukchi clothing is documented in sets of garments for adults and for children of all ages as well as clothing used for special purposes such as spring sealing Recreationalitems include children s toys a leather ball a drum a stuffed mouse buzzers toy reindeer After the gift to the museum in Munich in September 1901 the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences honoured him with their large gold medal for services rendered to science 1 References Edit Court circular The Times No 36039 London 15 January 1900 p 6 External links EditThe Munich Chukchi Collection 1 Vom Fursten Bismarck und seinem Haus Newspaper clippings about Eugen Wolf in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eugen Wolf Journalist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugen Wolf amp oldid 1087498657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
