# Émile Storms

> Émile Pierre Joseph Storms was a Belgian soldier, explorer, and official for the Congo Free State. 
He is known for his work between 1882 and 1885 in establishing a European presence in the regions around Lake Tanganyika, during which he supported the White Fathers missionaries and attempted to suppress the East African slave trade. He is remembered for his ruthless fight against slavery and the capture and subsequent execution of the slave trader Lusinga.

*Belgian explorer (1846-1918)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Belgium
- **Born:** 1846-06-02
- **Died:** 1918-01-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Émile Pierre Joseph Storms was a Belgian soldier, explorer, and official for the Congo Free State. 
He is known for his work between 1882 and 1885 in establishing a European presence in the regions around Lake Tanganyika, during which he supported the White Fathers missionaries and attempted to suppress the East African slave trade. He is remembered for his ruthless fight against slavery and the capture and subsequent execution of the slave trader Lusinga.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 36.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Émile Storms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Storms)
- [Émile Storms](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Storms)
- [Émile Pierre Joseph Storms](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Pierre_Joseph_Storms)
- [Emile Storms](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Storms)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3588697)

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