Jacob Haafner
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 215 years ago |
Date of birth | May 13,1754 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Halle (Saale) |
Germany | |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Books | Travels On Foot Through the Island of Ceylon. Transl |
Date of died | September 4,1809 |
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ID | 3265839 |
Jacob Haafner Life story
Jacob Gotfried Haafner was a German-Dutch travel writer who lived in and wrote extensively on India and Sri Lanka. His travelogues were noted for their Romantic undertones, lively descriptions of Indian cultures and peoples, as well as criticisms of European colonialism, slavery, and cultural domination.