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Albert Schaaffhausen: A German architect in Samoa, 1901-1914

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dc.contributor.author Schnoor, Christoph
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T01:21:37Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T01:21:37Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/1186
dc.description.abstract Albert Schaaffhausen was one of the few prolific architects in (Western) Samoa over the course of the twentieth century but has been largely overlooked, even by local historiography. Schaaffhausen, born in Germany in 1876, came to Samoa in 1900. He worked for the German Colonial Administration from 1901 onwards and became their de facto architect. He went on home leave to Germany in June 1914, where he was called up for war service. After his return to Samoa in 1923, Schaaffhausen worked for the New Zealand Administration of Samoa from 1931 until his retirement in 1946. He died in 1960, just before Western Samoa gained independence. During his life, Albert Schaaffhausen saw a multi-faceted political development in Samoa, and he actively contributed to the modernization and to the cultural heritage of the islands Savai’i and Upolu. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Unitech, University of Auckland en_US
dc.subject Germany - colonies - Samoa - administration en_US
dc.subject Samoa - history - 20th century en_US
dc.title Albert Schaaffhausen: A German architect in Samoa, 1901-1914 en_US
dc.type Other en_US


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