Georg Schimanski was born on October 13, 1919 in Allenstein, East Prussia, Germany [now Olsztyn, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for
Masters of the Congo Jungle (1958),
Lied der Wildbahn (Belauschtes Leben im Wald, Moor und Heide) (1950) and
Myxomyceten - Pilz oder Amöbe (1987). He died on March 22, 1992.