Karl Brugger
Karl Brugger | |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Died | 3 January 1984 (aged 42–43) |
Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
| Occupations | Author, journalist |
| Known for | Victim of unsolved murder |
Karl Brugger (1941, Munich – 3 January 1984, Rio de Janeiro)[1] was a German foreign correspondent for the ARD network and author,[1][2] best known for his book The Chronicle of Akakor about the alleged lost city of Akakor that was published in 1976.[3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Brugger was born in Munich and studied journalism[6] and contemporary history there and in Paris.[1] On 3 March 1972, while Brugger was a correspondent in Rio, in a tavern of Manaus, the Graças a Deus, met Tatunca Nara, an Indian "cacique", allegedly called the "Prince of Akakor".[7] Brugger worked as a freelance journalist before becoming a correspondent in Brazil for the ARD from 1974.
Death
[edit]Brugger was killed in Rio de Janeiro on 3 January 1984 after being shot several times,[8] while walking with his friend Ulrich Encke on the Ipanema beach.[9] Neither his killer, nor the motive for his killing, is known.[10] A man named Wolfgang Seibenhaar had thoroughly investigated the mystery of Brugger's murder and was also questioned to if he knew anything about it, but was unable to find out or give any information. It was also believed that his murder was a robbery, but this was later disputed,[10] as nothing was said to have been taken from Brugger.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Brugger, Karl - Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "Karl Brugger Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of 'The Chronicle Of Akakor'". www.biblio.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Brugger, Karl (1976). Die Chronik von Akakor - Tatunca Nara [The Chronicle of Akakor] (in German) (1 ed.). Düsseldorf, Wien: Econ-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-430-11588-9.
- ↑ "COLUMN ONE: Searching for Heart of Darkness: A woman's tortured effort to find a brother who disappeared spans three continents. It leads to a mysterious--and possibly murderous--Amazon guide". Los Angeles Times. 29 July 1990. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "The Myth of the ancient city of Akakor and its fictional inhabitants 'Ugha Mongulala'". The Vintage News. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "La Crónica de Akakor - Karl Brugger" (in Spanish). Nomadex. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- 1 2 von Däniken, Erich (1 October 2019). Eyewitness to the Gods: What I Kept Secret for Decades. Red Wheel/Weiser. ISBN 9781633411296.
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