1675 - 1726
Peter Kolben German Explorer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1674
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| Died |
1726
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| Nationality |
German
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Peter Kolbe (also referred to as Kolb) (10 October 1675 in Marktredwitz – 31 December 1726 in Neustadt an der Aisch) was a German teacher, astronomer, ethnologist, traveller, and explorer of South Africa. His major work was the book Caput bonae spei hodiernum (1719) in which he provided detailed descriptions of Khoikhoi life which differed significantly in perception from the descriptions of earlier travellers. He compared European culture and beliefs with those of the Khoikhoi. An abridged English translation was produced by Thomas Astley in 1746.
