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In the course of the debate about collections from colonial contexts, Georg Zenker (1855-1922) stands as an example for a generation of collectors who brought together interdisciplinary collections for the Berlin museums in the heyday of imperialism. Zenker is regarded as a central and at the same time very ambivalent person in the history of German colonialism in West Africa. Based on extensive source material, this publication approaches Georg Zenker's biography, collecting practices, objects and networks. With the present trilingual volume in German, English and French, the knowledge about Zenker should be made accessible to a larger group of interested parties. In the course of the debate on collections from colonial contexts, Georg Zenker (1855-1922) is exemplary for a generation of collectors who brought together interdisciplinary collections for the Berlin museums during the heyday of imperialism. Zenker is considered a central and at the same time very ambivalent figure in the history of German colonialism in West Africa. Based on extensive source material, this publication approaches the biography as well as the collecting practices, objects and networks of Georg Zenker. With this trilingual volume in German, English and French, the findings on Zenker are to be made accessible to a wider circle of interested parties. Dans le cadre du debate sur les collections provenant de contextes coloniaux, Georg Zenker (1855-1922) est an example de la generation de collectionneurs qui, á l'apogée de l'impérialisme, ont réuni des collections interdisciplinaires pour les musées berlinois. Zenker est considered as a personne á la fois centrale et très ambivalente dans l'histoire du colonialisme anglais en Afrique de l'Ouest. Se basant sur de nombreuses sources, the present publication aborde la biographie ainsi que les pratiques de collecte, les objets et les réseaux de Georg Zenker. Le present ouvrage trilingue en allemand, anglais et français vise á rendre les connaissances sur Zenker accessible á un plus grand nombre d'interessés.

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