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Aurel Krause (December 30, 1848 – March 14, 1908) was a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the
*Krause, Aurel (1956). ''The Tlingit Indians: Results of a Trip to the Northwest Coast of America and the Bering Straits.'' (Original title: ''Die Tlinkit-Indianer.'') Trans. by Erna Gunther. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
*Krause, Aurel and Krause, Arthur (1984). ''To the Chukchi Peninsula and to the Tlingit Indians 1881/1882.'' Trans. By Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
*Krause, Aurel (1981). ''Journey to the Tlingits.'' Trans. By Margot Krause McCaffrey. Haines Centennial Commission.
Aurel Krause (December 30, 1848 – March 14, 1908) was a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit
The Tlingit ( or ; also spelled Tlinkit) are indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is the Tlingit language (natively , pronounced ),
Indians of southeast Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
, published in 1885.
Krause was born in Polnisch Konopath near Schwetz, West Prussia. He and his brother Arthur Krause were employed by the Geographical Society of Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie H ...
in Germany when they conducted ethnological research in Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ...
, followed by Aurel Krause's mostly solo research with the Tlingit of Klukwan, Alaska
Klukwan ( Tlingit: ''Tlákw.aan'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alaska, United States. It is technically in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, though it is an enclave of Haines Borough. At the 2010 census the population was 95, down from 139 ...
, in 1881 and 1882.
Krause died in 1908 in Groß-Lichterfelde
Lichterfelde () is a locality in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin, Germany. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Steglitz, along with Steglitz and Lankwitz. Lichterfelde is home to institutions like the Berlin Botanical G ...
.
Krause Mountain, located 16 miles west-southwest of Haines, Alaska
Haines (Tlingit: ''Deishú'') is a census-designated place located in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. It is in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle, near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
As of the 2020 census, the populat ...
, is named after the Krause brothers. It is a part of the Takhinsha Mountains.
Bibliography
*Krause, Aurel (1956). ''The Tlingit Indians: Results of a Trip to the Northwest Coast of America and the Bering Straits.'' (Original title: ''Die Tlinkit-Indianer.'') Trans. by Erna Gunther. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
*Krause, Aurel and Krause, Arthur (1984). ''To the Chukchi Peninsula and to the Tlingit Indians 1881/1882.'' Trans. By Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
*Krause, Aurel (1981). ''Journey to the Tlingits.'' Trans. By Margot Krause McCaffrey. Haines Centennial Commission.
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German geographers German ethnographers German naturalists People from Świecie County People from West Prussia 1848 births 1908 deaths 19th-century geographers 19th-century naturalists 19th-century German scientists 19th-century anthropologists {{Germany-biologist-stub