Occupation Geographer Died August 21, 1989 | Name Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel | |
Born 27 August 1910 ( 1910-08-27 ) | ||
Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel (27 August 1910 – 21 August 1989) was a German geographer, explorer, writer and film producer.
Biography
At the age of 23 Schulz-Kampfhenkel made an expedition to Liberia. He described his experiences in the book Das Dschungel Rief... (The Jungle Called...). After finishing his geography studies he became the leader of a Amazon-Jari-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 Ratsel der Urwaldholle (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-Untersturmfuhrer.