Ewald Banse

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German[1] b. 23 May 1883, Braunschweig, Germany[1] d. 31 October 1953, Braunschweig, Germany[1] active 1907–1953

Ewald Banse (1883–1953) was a German geographer, historian, and writer. He is primarily known for his work in cultural geography ('Kulturgeographie') and as an orientalist who explored the 'geography of the soul' (Geographie der Seele). His early works focused on descriptions of the Orient, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Turkey. However, his later career was marked by a shift toward more ideological and expansionist themes, aligning with National Socialist concepts of 'Lebensraum' and cultural Germanization of the East. He served as an honorary professor of geography in Braunschweig and Hannover. His publications were often aimed at popularizing geographical knowledge while reflecting the political climate of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich.[1,2]

  • cultural geography
  • orientalism
  • geography of the soul
  • Lebensraum
  • Germanization of the Orient

Books

Works by Ewald Banse

  • 1929 Frauen des Morgenlandes Orell Füssli Verlag · book · German Volume 5 of Schaubücher (Die Bücher unserer Zeit). Contains 64 images.
  • 1926 Abendland und Morgenland. Landschaft Rasse Kultur zweier Welten book · German
  • 1930 Buch der Länder – Landschaft und Seele der Erde book · German
  • 1931 Rund um die Erde – Völker-, Landschafts- und Seelenkunde book · German
  • 1931 Das Beduinenbuch book · German
  • 1953 Entwicklung und Aufgabe der Geographie book · German

References

  1. Ewald Banse. Wikipedia link
  2. Catherine Repussard. Ewald Banse : orientaliste et « géographe de l'âme ». Recherches germaniques. 2017 link