Paul Rohrbach

He was born at Irgen manor, Raņķi parish, Skrunda Municipality, in the Courland Governorate (then part of the Russian Empire).

His writings include many books on political conditions in the countries visited by him, with much attention to the effects of German colonization and interests.

He unequivocally asserted that Black societies in Africa were racially incapable of creating advanced cultures and sophisticated political structures.

[2] Rohrbach considered the African labor extremely valuable to colonial economies, and wanted to preserve indigenous populations.

He became an influential public voice in Germany's debate over war aims, and contributed directly to discussions over objectives within the German government.