- Fritz Muhlenweg
Fritz Muhlenweg (also Fritz Mühlenweg, born in 1898 in
Konstanz ) was a German author. His most famous book is 'Big Tiger and Compass Mountain,' published in 1950. It was later shortened and translated into English under the title 'Big Tiger and Christian.'Early life
Fritz Muhlenweg was born in 1898 as son of a chemist. He was expected to learn chemistry in
Bielefeld . However, he never took his father's trade to heart. Muhlenweg took over his father's duties after his father died. He left in 1926 and went to Berlin. There, Muhlenweg began to work forLufthansa , a newly formed airline company.Work with Lufthansa
In 1927, Lufthansa decided to finance an expedition to Central and South Asia in their plans to make an airline connection between
Berlin andBeijing . WithSven Hedin as their guide, they would check out meteorological conditions. Muhlenweg joined to expedition as the financial and material manager. He took another trip to Central Asia in the Winter of 1929-1930. Lufthansa wanted him to pick up a German from a meteorological station, where a murder and suicide took place. In 1931, Muhlenweg took his last and longest trip to the area, to observe weather conditions with a German meteorologist in theGobi Desert . Unlike his colleagues, who maintained an arrogance of colonialism towards the Chinese and Mongolians they met, he was rather interested in their culture and daily life of the people.Career in Art
In 1932, Muhlenweg decided to register at the college of art in
Vienna . There he met his future spouse, Elisabeth Kopriva. After they married and both finished school, they moved toAllensbach .References
*Methos: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1076870 Fritz Muhlenweg - Author] at
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