August Sabac el Cher

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August Sabac el Cher's son Gustav

August Sabac el Cher was an early Afro-German official at the court of Prussia.

Life

August, though not yet named that, was given to Prince Albert of Prussia as a boy in 1843 [1] when the Prince was in Egypt. He eventually became a Prussian citizen and married a white woman. [2]

His son Gustav Sabac el Cher became a respected soldier and an imperial bandmaster. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Black German Heritage & Research Association - Part 25". Blackgermans.us. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Black European Studies". Best.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. ↑ Author, Berghahn (2013-08-09). "Germany and the Black Diaspora, edited by Martin Klimke, Mischa Honeck, and Anne Kuhlmann". Berghahnbooks.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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