Gustav Nachtigal

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Gustav Nachtigal was a 19th-century German explorer and colonial administrator known for his expeditions in Central and West Africa and his role in establishing German colonial rule there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrator
explorer
human
activeYearsEnd 1885
activeYearsStart 1860
causeOfDeath malaria
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1834-02-23
dateOfDeath 1885-04-20
educatedAt University of Greifswald NERFINISHED
University of Halle NERFINISHED
University of Würzburg NERFINISHED
employer German Empire NERFINISHED
familyName Nachtigal NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork African exploration
colonial administration
genre travel literature
givenName Gustav NERFINISHED
hasHonorificName Nachtigal Medal NERFINISHED
hasMemorial Nachtigalplatz, Berlin NERFINISHED
hasWorkTitle Sahara und Sudan NERFINISHED
knownFor exploration of Central Africa
exploration of West Africa
role in establishing German colonial rule in West Africa
languageOfWorkOrName German
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Sahara und Sudan NERFINISHED
occupation colonial administrator
diplomat
explorer
physician
participantIn German colonial expansion in Africa
placeOfBirth Eichstedt NERFINISHED
Province of Saxony NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cape Palmas NERFINISHED
Liberia NERFINISHED
positionHeld German consul in Tunis NERFINISHED
Reichskommissar für Westafrika NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
traveledTo Bagirmi NERFINISHED
Bornu NERFINISHED
Cameroon NERFINISHED
Guinea coast NERFINISHED
Lake Chad region NERFINISHED
Sahara NERFINISHED
Sudan region NERFINISHED
Togo NERFINISHED
Wadai NERFINISHED

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German Kamerun establishedBy Gustav Nachtigal
German Kamerun colonialAdministrator Gustav Nachtigal