Gustav Hermann Nachtigal
✓ Source-basedfallingGerman physician, consul-general and explorer of Central and West Africa (1834-1885)
ScientistsLived 1834 to 1885 · aged 51
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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.
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deceased
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Lived 1834 to 1885 · aged 51
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