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August Prell
1856–1926
A German journalist and publisher who turned firsthand experience in the Dutch East Indies into vivid writing, he later became a notable voice in German-language journalism in the Netherlands. His work mixes adventure, observation, and the perspective of a restless life lived across borders.
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Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven
by August Prell
About the author
Born in Bamberg on February 13, 1856, Conrad August Heinrich Prell was a German publisher and journalist. As a young man he spent time in the Dutch East Indies, and that experience fed into his writing, including Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven, a work remembered for its sketches of colonial military life.
Prell became best known not only as a writer but as a publisher and editor. He founded and led a long-running German-language newspaper in the Netherlands, building a career that connected German readers with news and commentary beyond Germany itself.
He died in Bussum on June 28, 1926. Today he is chiefly remembered for the combination of literary and journalistic work in his career: a man who wrote from experience and helped shape German-language print culture abroad.