# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gustav-hermann-nachtigal
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:34:19.249Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gustav-hermann-nachtigal"
name: "Gustav Hermann Nachtigal"
slug: "gustav-hermann-nachtigal"
description: "Gustav Nachtigal was a German military surgeon and explorer of Central and West Africa. He is also known as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. His mission as commissioner resulted in Togoland and Kamerun becoming the first colonies of a German colonial empire."
tagline: "German physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834–1885)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1834-02-23"
deathDate: "1885-04-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump