Rüdiger Nehberg
Rüdiger Nehberg, also known as 'Sir Vival', (4 May 1935 – 1 April 2020)
Life and work
Nehberg was born in Bielefeld. After school, Nehberg initially became a pastry chef by trade, but increasingly turned his attention to outdoor survival. He would finally sell his three bakeries and live from his books and lectures.
In 1972, together with two friends, one of whom was shot dead in an ambush, he became one of the first to travel the length of the
He was also one of the first to discredit the fraudulent "Tatunca Nara" story, which had gained publicity in the German and Brazilian media. A German worker named Hans Günther Hauck left his home near Nuremberg in 1967, moved into the Brazilian jungle, and proclaimed himself the leader of the secret Ugha-Mongulala tribe, which had lived hidden in the secret jungle city of Akakor for 15,000 years. Neither the city nor the tribe ever existed. Nevertheless, many filmmakers and adventure-loving men and women believed Nara, and three people even died during Tatunca-led jungle excursions. The circumstances that led to their deaths have never been fully revealed. In Nehberg's book Der selbstgemachte Häuptling (The Self-Made Chieftain), the whole story of this mysterious man and his deeds can be read.
In September 2000, he founded the
In March 2009, Rüdiger Nehberg and Tarafa Baghajati met Sheikh Prof. Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar, one of the best known Islamic contemporary authority scholars. They obtained a fatwa issued by the recognized legal scholar, stating that genital mutilation of girls is referred to and forbidden as "devil's work" because it is directed against the ethics of Islam.[4]
In August 2009 Nehberg married his second wife.[5]
In February 2011, Rüdiger Nehberg and Tarafa Baghajati met with Sheikh Prof. Dr.
Works
- Survival-Lexikon, ISBN 3-492-23055-5
- Drei Mann, ein Boot, zum Rudolfsee, ISBN 3-492-22714-7
- Abenteuer am Blauen Nil, ISBN 3-492-23251-5
- Mit dem Baum über den Atlantik, ISBN 3-492-23607-3
- Die Kunst zu Überleben, Survival, ISBN 3-492-22622-1
- Survival, ISBN 3-492-22717-1
- Survival-Abenteuer vor der Haustür, ISBN 3-492-22715-5
- Überleben ums Verrecken, ISBN 3-89029-219-4
- Echt verrückt!, ISBN 3-89029-264-X
- Die Yanomami-Indianer, ISBN 3-492-23922-6
- Abenteuer Urwald, ISBN 3-89029-286-0
- Abenteuergeschichten, ISBN 3-453-01855-9
- Rüdiger Nehberg – Die Autobiographie, ISBN 3-89029-297-6
References
- ^ "Rüdiger Nehberg TV/Radio Auftritte: Klassik-Pop-et cetera, 06.12.2014, Deutschlandfunk, 10.05 Uhr". www.ruediger-nehberg.de. 2020-04-02. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "NGOs appeal to German president over Bushmen". Survival International. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ The Tree Archived 2007-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Technikmuseum Speyer
- ^ Rüdiger and Tarafa visited Prof. Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar for female genital mutilation fatwa
- ^ Nehberg heiratet Lebensgefährtin In: Lübecker Nachrichten, 29 August 2009, S. 15
- ^ Rüdiger and Tarafa visited Prof. Dr. Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti in Damascus for female genital mutilation fatwa
- ^ "Caravan of Hope". tedxtalks.ted.com. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-07-23.