| LC control no. | n 87918335 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Prince, Tom von |
| Variant(s) | Prince, Tom Von Prince, Tom |
| Associated country | Mauritius Germany Tanzania |
| Birth date | 1866-01-09 |
| Death date | 1914-11-04 |
| Place of birth | Port Louis (Mauritius) |
| Place of death | Tanga (Tanzania) |
| Field of activity | Germany--Colonies--Africa German East Africa--History, Military Tanzania--History, Military |
| Affiliation | Germany. Heer. Schutztruppen |
| Profession or occupation | Armed Forces--Officers Plantation owners |
| Found in | His Gegen Araber und Wahehe, 1914: t.p. (Tom v. Prince) Der Sklavenjäger von Tabora, 1941: last page (Tom von Prince; Tom Prince; born 1866, son of the English governor of Mauritius; his mother was German; orphaned early; went to Germany, educated at the Ritterakademie at Liegnitz; by 1888 he had left Germany, traveled on his own to join Hermann v. Wissmann as an officer; did battles with Bana Heri, a leader under Bushiri; after leaving the Schutztruppe he remained in German East Africa as a planter, while working with the resident Germans to form a Freikorps for the defense of German East Africa, valuable preparation for the World War; rejoined the Schutztruppe as a caption upon outbreak of the war; died during the battle against the English at Tanga, November 1914) Wikipedia, German version, viewed Feb. 5, 2018 (Tom von Prince; born as Tom Prince, 9 January 1866, Port Louis, Mauritius, son of police officer Thomas Henry Prince; died 4 November 1914 at Tanga, German East Africa; a German colonialist, plantation owner and officer of the Schutztruppe for German East Africa) |
| Associated language | ger |
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