• Description: Heinz Rox-Schulz was dubbed by "Der Spiegel" as the "König der Globetrotter", the king of globetrotters. This was thanks to the travels he embarked on from the early fifties of the twentieth century. He documented his feats with videos and books; among the most significant, "Ohne Geld um die Welt" published in 1956. In the seventies, he founded the Abenteuer Museum
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Rox
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1921-2004
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Rox-Schulz
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1600839
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Rox-Schulz H., Ohne Geld um die Welt, Bertelsmann, 1956.
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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