ILLUSTRATED LECTURE: "The Traveller - Georg Forster and the Discovery of Humanity"

Join us for a reading with Andrea Wulf on 13.10.2026 at the Hugendubel bookstore in Berlin Steglitz!

In the new book by the SPIEGEL bestselling author, the focus is on Georg Forster, who ventured into the most remote regions of the known world and challenged 18th-century thinking with his radical ideas about humanity, equality, and freedom. Told compellingly and grounded in Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.

About the book:
Naturalist, explorer, revolutionary: the new book by bestselling author Andrea Wulf about the extraordinary life and fascinating travels of Georg Forster.

Georg Forster ventured into the most remote regions of the known world and challenged 18th-century thinking with his radical ideas about humanity, equality, and freedom. Andrea Wulf paints a portrait of a brilliant, fearless young man who at seventeen participated in Cook's second voyage around the world - a journey between the icy Antarctic and the lush island worlds of the South Pacific. There he explored nature, people, and cultures, bringing back a deep belief in human equality that was far ahead of its time.

After his return, celebrated in England, France, Germany, and Poland, Forster used his fame to advocate for freedom and equality and to stand against imperialism, racism, and slavery. Eventually drawn into the maelstrom of the French Revolution, he became a leader of the short-lived Mainz Republic.

Told compellingly and grounded in Forster's extensive correspondence, this book offers a glimpse into an extraordinary, passionate life.

About the author:
Andrea Wulf, born in India and raised in Germany, lives in London. As an author, she has been honoured with numerous international awards.