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Gottlob Adolf Krause (January 5, 1850 in Ockrilla near Meissen – February 19, 1938 in Zürich) [1] was a German Africanist and linguist.
Krause researched languages of Central and West Africa, and is credited with labeling the Kwa languages.
Krause was an anti-colonialist, and did not cooperate with the German Empire's goals of imposing colonies in Africa. [2] Akinwumi cites [3] this as the reason for which Krause's scientific reputation was undermined in Germany.
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Gottlob Adolf Krause (January 5, 1850 in Ockrilla near Meissen – February 19, 1938 in Zürich) [1] was a German Africanist and linguist.
Krause researched languages of Central and West Africa, and is credited with labeling the Kwa languages.
Krause was an anti-colonialist, and did not cooperate with the German Empire's goals of imposing colonies in Africa. [2] Akinwumi cites [3] this as the reason for which Krause's scientific reputation was undermined in Germany.