Heinrich Barth
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Heinrich Barth was a 19th-century German explorer and scholar renowned for his extensive travels and pioneering geographical and ethnographic studies across North and Central Africa.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Africanist
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ethnologist ⓘ explorer ⓘ geographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
historical geography
ⓘ
philology ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1821-02-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-11-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African studies
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ history ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
scientific monograph
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accurate mapping of African regions
ⓘ
early documentation of African languages and cultures ⓘ extensive travels in Central Africa ⓘ extensive travels in North Africa ⓘ scientific approach to exploration ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century exploration of Africa ⓘ |
| name | Heinrich Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
detailed ethnographic documentation of African societies
ⓘ
pioneering geographical exploration of North and Central Africa ⓘ |
| notableWork | Reisen und Entdeckungen in Nord- und Central-Afrika in den Jahren 1849 bis 1855 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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scholar ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
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Lake Chad region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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