Wolf-Ulrich Cropp

Wolf -Ulrich Cropp ( born July 25, 1941 in Hamburg), also known as Carl Conte, is a German writer. In his role as managing director and chief representative for enterprises at home and abroad, he traveled to Africa, North, Central and South America, East Asia, Australia and the Pacific and Arctic areas. The experiences and experiences gained there he worked in 21 books and several articles, essays and short stories.

Life

Wolf -Ulrich Cropp studied after high school engineering and business management with the conclusion: Dipl. -Ing economic.

By 1996 he was managing director and chief representative in several well-known companies at home and abroad. Alongside he wrote books and about theoretical treatises. He received his doctorate with a thesis in the area of foreign trade. As of 1997, Cropp devoted entirely to writing and journalism. So far he has published 21 books and over 200 articles, reports, short stories and features and contributions to several anthologies.

Cropp is a board member of the Hamburg Writers' Association eV and a member of various institutions and associations, including the Overseas Clubs, DTG German - Czech Society, the SES Senior Expert Service, Lit Centre for Literature, VS Association of German writers, friends trains foreign officers at the Staff College eV, a founding member of the Charity: Help for Guinea Bissau eV, an association for which he is committed humanitarian, diplomatic mission.

The Literary School of Johanneums to Hamburg awarded the annual Dr. Cropp - Geography Prize to the best high school graduates in Geography.

Publications

  • Hot paths. In 1977.
  • Oil rush in the Arctic. In 1977.
  • Forgotten islands in the Pacific. In 1979.
  • Fishing days. Arena Verlag, Würzburg 1981, ISBN 3-401-03931-8.
  • Coursing through Alaska. In 1981.
  • Alaska fever. In 1983.
  • The dragons are still alive. In 1984.
  • In the heart of the rainforest. In 1989.
  • Black drums. Discovering West Africa. Franz Schneider, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-505-09351-3.
  • Deserts - Life in the death zone. In 1992.
  • Ethiopia. In 1993.
  • Glaciers and embers. In 1995.
  • With the bounty of the South Seas. In 1996.
  • The Batavia was her destiny. In 1996.
  • Tunisia. 1998
  • Immediately the correct foreign word. In 1999.
  • Gold rush in the Caribbean., 2000.
  • The other foreign words dictionary., 2002.
  • Models and monks - journey to the heart of Thailand. Wiesenburg -Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-940756-92-3.
  • Magical Africa - Mali. 2011 Wiesenburg -Verlag, ISBN 978-3-942063-77-7.
  • Meeting Kabul - Afghanistan, Author:. Wolf -Ulrich Cropp, also known as Carl Conte, Edition HAV, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-8334-3911-4

Awards

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