page_title: Carl Peters
hierarchical_section_title: Carl Peters
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Scherl Bilderdienst: Peters, Dr. Karl [Carl], Forschungsreisender.
context_page_description: Carl Peters, was a German colonial ruler, explorer, politician and author and a major promoter of the establishment of the German colony of East Africa. A proponent of Social Darwinism and the Völkisch philosophy, his attitude towards the indigenous population made him one of the most controversial colonizers even during his lifetime.
context_section_description: Carl Peters (27 September 1856 – 10 September 1918), was a German colonial ruler, explorer, politician and author and a major promoter of the establishment of the German colony of East Africa (part of the modern republic Tanzania). A proponent of Social Darwinism and the Völkisch philosophy, his attitude towards the indigenous population made him one of the most controversial colonizers even during his lifetime.
caption: Peters about 1895
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