Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers (31 January 1855 – 3 October 1895) was a German traveller who is known for his account of a long trip through inland

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, documented in his 1894 book ''Im Sattel durch Indochina'', and recently republished by White Lotus Press of

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in English as a three-part series entitled ''On Horseback Through Indochina''.

Biography

He was born on 31 January 1855 in

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. He died on 3 October 1895 in

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, part of German

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while attempting to cross the island of New Guinea from north to south.

References

German travel writers 1855 births 1895 deaths Writers from Hamburg German male non-fiction writers German explorers {{Germany-writer-stub