Sebastian Englert
Date of Birth  :
1888-17-11
Place of Birth  :
Oder,Bavaria
Country  :
Germany
Field of Expertise  :
Anthropology
Educational background  :
Philosophy and theology at Dillingen.
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Father Sebastian Englert, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic priest, missionary, linguist and ethnologist from Germany.

  • He conducted original ethnological and linguistic research into Mapuche culture and the Mapudungun language.

  • From 1934 to 1938, he published studies in Araucanian literature, ethnology and folklore.

  • In 1963 , Fr.Sebastian was awarded The Bundesverdienstkreuz(Federal Cross of Merit) First Class by The Federal Republic of Germany.

source:Sebastian Englert

Bibliography  :
Island at the Center of the World: New Light on Easter Island,Island at the Centre of the World: Easter Island, Heinrichs Buch Oder Der Junker Und Der Treue Heinrich: Ein Rittermarchen (1892) (German Edition).