Ernst Schäfer

Ernst Schäfer
Ernst Schäfer during his last expedition to Tibet in 1938
Born(1910-03-14)14 March 1910
Cologne, German Empire
Died21 July 1992(1992-07-21) (aged 82)
Bad Bevensen, Germany
OccupationBiologist
OrganizationSchutzstaffel
SS career
AllegianceNazi Germany
BranchSchutzstaffel
RankSturmbannführer
ConflictsWorld War II
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Ernst Schäfer (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁnst ˈʃɛːfɐ]; 14 March 1910 – 21 July 1992) was a German explorer, hunter and zoologist in the 1930s, specializing in ornithology. He was also a member of Nazi Germany's racist pseudoscientific Ahnenerbe organization, and held the rank of an SS-Sturmbannführer.

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