Edgar Sievers
Edgar Sievers was an author, ufologist and the leader of a German theatre company in Pretoria.
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Biography
Virtually no biographical information seems to be available about him, except for the fact that he wrote a history of the Deutsche Schüle Pretoria (Chronik der ersten 40 Jahre der DSP, 1972) and his active involvement in ufology[1], as editor of the journal UFO Newletter South Africa and author of works such as Flying Saucer über Südafrika (Pretoria: Sagittarius , 1955) and An die Denkenden in dieser Zeit - Ein Essay zur geistigen Grundlegung eines Umschwungs
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
As a member, and possibly leader of, a German (amateur) theatre company in Pretoria, he apparently translated Bartho Smit's play Christine into German. There is no record of a production or publication though.
Sources
Erika Terblanche. 2018. "Bartho Smit (1924–1987)" LitNet-Skrywersalbum[2]
https://www.iberlibro.com/primera-edicion/APPROACH-Men-Life-Space-UFO-Newletter/969127819/bd
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