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Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1906 – August 1908. DMA NL 001/007.
[100] einig. Trolle, der ja im innersten krass reaktionär ist, karikiert – ohne Verständnis und ohne es zu wollen, dies von M.E. ganz gut durchgeführte System, das aber eben einen hervorragenden Charakter als Leiter verlangt. Wenn nun die ganze Geschichte gut geht, so ergeben sich für mich wichtige Lehren hieraus. Wenn diese Dänen nicht alle so vernünftige Menschen und selbständige Charaktere wären, würde es ganz schief gehen. Immerhin ist das, was bisher geschehen ist, schon starker Tobak.
[100] on this. Trolle, who is blatantly reactionary, caricatures—without understanding and without intending to do so—this system which was so well implemented by M.E., but which demands outstanding character from its leader. If the whole thing ends well, then I will have learned some important lessons. If these Danes were not such sensible people and such independent characters, it would all go wrong. And that which we have experienced already is pretty strong stuff.
The Wegener Diaries: Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice
This virtual exhibition sheds light on Alfred Wegener’s expeditions to Greenland between 1906 and 1931. Its main focus is on the diaries Wegener wrote during his explorations, which offer unique insights into the manifold challenges man and material faced in Greenland’s extreme environments. You may choose to read the diaries in their original state, or browse the expeditions individually and read transcribed and translated excerpts by clicking on the individual chapters.
This version, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2013 virtual exhibition. PDFs of the virtual exhibition, as well as original scans and transcripts of the Wegener Diaries, can be found at the exhibition’s PDF Depot.
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