# Eugène Maizan

> Eugène Maizan was a French Naval lieutenant and explorer, possibly the first European to penetrate East Africa and the first to enter tropical Africa from Zanzibar. In 1844-1845 Maizan reached as far as the district of Dege la Mhora, on the Uzaramo plateau about 80-150 kilometers from the coast, where he was seized by Zaramo tribesmen under Hembé, the son of Chief Mazungera, and bound to a calabash tree before being tortured, mutilated and murdered. Hembé amputated Maizan's limbs and sliced off his genitals while still alive before beheading him. Hembé later claimed to be acting on the orders of Arab ivory traders.

*French Naval lieutenant and explorer (1816-1845)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1816-09-18
- **Died:** 1845
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Eugène Maizan was a French Naval lieutenant and explorer, possibly the first European to penetrate East Africa and the first to enter tropical Africa from Zanzibar. In 1844-1845 Maizan reached as far as the district of Dege la Mhora, on the Uzaramo plateau about 80-150 kilometers from the coast, where he was seized by Zaramo tribesmen under Hembé, the son of Chief Mazungera, and bound to a calabash tree before being tortured, mutilated and murdered. Hembé amputated Maizan's limbs and sliced off his genitals while still alive before beheading him. Hembé later claimed to be acting on the orders of Arab ivory traders.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Eugène Maizan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Maizan)
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- [Eugène Maizan](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Maizan)
- [اوچين ميزا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396942)

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