Contains: I Youth, up to Abitur, 1872-1891, II Student, Trainee and Assessor, 1891-1902, III First South American Period (Argentina, Brazil), 1902-1905, IV As Legation Councillor in the Foreign Office, 1905-1908, V Second South American Period (Paraguay), until my resignation, 1908-1910, VI Weltanschauung, VII Zwischenzeit uncertain, 1910-1912, VIII Im Kolonialdienst (Kamerun), 1912-1913, IX Nigerien (bis zum Heimaturlaub), 1913, X Muni-Expedition und Weltkrieg.- On Fernando Poo [Bioko], 1914-1916