Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza was an Italian-French explorer and colonial administrator known for leading French expeditions in Central Africa and playing a key role in establishing French Congo.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Savorgnan de Brazza | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-French person
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colonial administrator ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYears | late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Equatorial Africa
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surface form:
French Congo
French Third Republic ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-01-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Brazzaville
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Mausoleum of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness contracted in Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1905-09-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dakar
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French West Africa ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École navale
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surface form:
French Naval Academy
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| employer |
Government of France
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surface form:
French government
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| ethnicGroup | Italian nobility ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Central Africa
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Congo River ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogooué River ⓘ |
| familyName |
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Savorgnan de Brazza
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| founded |
Brazzaville
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French post on the Congo River that became Brazzaville ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
French expeditions in Central Africa
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role in establishing French Congo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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Italian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy ⓘ |
| name | Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza self-link ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Brazzaville ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
negotiating treaties with Central African chiefs for France
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securing French control on the right bank of the Congo River ⓘ |
| notableFor | relatively conciliatory approach toward African populations compared to some contemporaries ⓘ |
| notableWork | exploration of the Congo River basin ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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explorer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | European colonization of Central Africa ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commissioner-general of the French Congo
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governor of the French Congo ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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Savorgnan de Brazza