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Edgar Kupfer-Koberwitz
Edgar Kupfer-Koberwitz (24 April 1906 – 7 July 1991) was a German journalist, poet and prisoner in the Dachau concentration camp. He was the author of the ''Dachau Diaries'', in which he describes the events in the concentration camp, the Schutzstaffel, SS Camp and the prisoner society. Early life He was born Edgar Kupfer in 1906, the son of an estate manager. He first worked in agriculture and later as an office worker after completing secondary school. He also wrote poetry and newspaper articles on the side. He later took the pen name '' Kupfer-Koberwitz ''. After Adolf Hitler's rise to power he fled to Paris in 1934, where he got a job as a hand weaver. From 1937 he worked for a travel company on the Italian island of Ischia. In September 1940 he was expelled from Italy to Innsbruck for disparaging the Nazi regime and Italian fascism. Dachau Diaries On 11 November 1940 Kupfer-Koberwitz was committed to Dachau concentration camp by the Secret State Police, Gestapo and from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobierzyce
Kobierzyce (german: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kobierzyce. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 2,095. History The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Henry III the White from 1257, when it was part of fragmented Piast dynasty, Piast-ruled Poland. Its name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word ''kobierzec'', referring to its role as a center of weaving. It was the location for Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course in 1924. It was a course of eight lectures, there were 111 attendees from six countries, it led to the development of biodynamic agriculture, and it has been described as "the first organic farming, organic agriculture course".Paull, Joh "Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |