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Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (February 29, 1908 - March 8, 1985) was a world-famous explorer, naturalist, and ethnographer who was involved in continuous fieldwork for more than thirt...view moreVictor Wolfgang von Hagen (February 29, 1908 - March 8, 1985) was a world-famous explorer, naturalist, and ethnographer who was involved in continuous fieldwork for more than thirty years.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, his career began with the Mexico Expedition of 1931-1933 and led to the Roman Roads Explorations of Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Arabia, and Petra. It was for Central and South America, however, that he developed a special interest during these years; he discovered the ‘extinct’ tribe of Jicaque Indians in Honduras, and undertook explorations of Ecuador, the Amazon, Peru, and the Galapagos Islands (1934-1936), Honduras, the Mosquito Coast, and Guatemala (1937-1938), Panama and Costa Rica (1940), and Colombia and Peru (1947-1948).
Victor von Hagen is the author of more than 50 books, among them Ecuador the Unknown (1939); The Riches of South America (1941); The Aztec and Maya Papermakers (1943); Jungle in the Clouds (1945); Maya Explorer, the life of John Lloyd Stephens (1947) El Dorado, The Golden Kingdoms of Colombia (1951); The Four Seasons of Manuela (1952); The Desert Kingdoms of Peru (1965); and The Roads that Led to Rome (1967).
He died in Italy in 1985 at the age of 77.view less
Books by Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas Vol. I The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas Vol. II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings