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Carl Rathjens Collection

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Rathjens, Carl, 1887- (Creator of the collection)
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Carl Rathjens (1887-1966), a German geographer specializing in Ethiopia, the Arabian peninsula and especially Yemen, in which he was influential in its internal and foreign affairs as well. His collection handwritten and typed manuscripts by Rathjens concerning Jews in Yemen and ethnographic issues in Yemen in general, some of them including photographs, as well as some letters by and about Rathjens and his research.

Reference Code
ARC. 4* 1971
Dates
1930-1974
Consists of
0.2 meters..
Languages
German;
Description
The collection contains handwritten and typed manuscripts by Rathjens concerning Jews in Yemen and ethnographic issues in Yemen in general, some of them including photographs, as well as some letters by and about Rathjens and his research.
location
  • The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel
Title Carl Rathjens Collection.
Additional Titles כותרת בעברית: אוסף קרל רטינס.
Carl Rathjens Sammlung.
Notes Additional letters from Rathjens are part of the Shlomo Dov Gojtein archive, ARC. 4* 1911.
Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg
Citation Note ARC. 4* 1971 Carl Rathjens Collection, Archives Department, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
Host Item Carl Rathjens Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Carl Rathjens was born in Elmshorn, Germany, in 1887. After a few travels in Egypt and Ethiopia, he finished his doctorate about Ethiopia's geography in 1911. During the same year he started working at the Hamburg Colonial Institute until 1921, when he published his monumental research about the Jewish community in Ethiopia. Later he worked at the World Economic Archives, until he was fired because of the Nazi regime. Rathjens researched Yemen, became one of the most renowned scholars specializing in this country and was actively responsible for reforms in the country and in its diplomatic relations with Europe. He died in Hamburg in 1966.
Ownership history The materials were permanently deposited in the National Library by Dr. Aviva Müller-Lancet in 2010.
Language Note The materials are mostly in German.
National Library system number 990038627010205171

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