author
Heinrich Breitenstein
1848–1930
A doctor, naturalist, and traveler, this writer turned more than two decades in the Dutch East Indies into vivid books about Borneo, Java, and Sumatra. His work blends firsthand adventure with close observation of landscapes, wildlife, and daily life.
3 Audiobooks
21 Jahre in Indien. Zweiter Theil: Java.
by Heinrich Breitenstein
21 Jahre in Indien. Erster Theil: Borneo.
by Heinrich Breitenstein
21 Jahre in Indien. Dritter Theil: Sumatra.
by Heinrich Breitenstein
About the author
Born in 1848 in Iglau and later dying in The Hague in 1930, Heinrich Breitenstein was a German-speaking physician who also worked as a zoologist, geographer, and writer. His career took him far from Europe, and his wide interests shaped the books he became known for.
Breitenstein served as a military doctor in the Dutch East Indies, and his long stay there provided the material for his best-known travel writing. His multi-volume 21 Jahre in Indien. Aus dem Tagebuche eines Militärarztes draws on years spent in places including Borneo, Java, and Sumatra, giving readers a firsthand sense of travel, science, and colonial-era life.
What makes his writing interesting today is the mix of practical experience and curiosity: he wrote not only as a traveler, but as someone trained to observe people, places, and the natural world closely. For listeners who enjoy older travel memoirs and accounts of exploration, his work offers a window into a very different time.