| LC control no. | nr 88009841 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wissmann, Hermann von, 1853-1905 |
| Variant(s) | Von Wissmann, Hermann, 1853-1905 Wissmann, Leopold Wilhelm Ludwig Hermann, 1853-1905 |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Associated place | Congo (Democratic Republic) Tanzania |
| Birth date | 1853-09-04 |
| Death date | 1905-06-15 |
| Place of birth | Frankfurt (Oder) (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Africa--Colonization German East Africa |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers Colonial administrators |
| Found in | His Meine zweite Durchquerung Àˆquatorial-Afrikas, 1983: t.p. (Hermann von Wissmann) LC in RLIN, 10-12-88 (hdg.: Wissmann, Hermann von, 1853-1905) The Collecting Adventure website, viewed Jan. 31, 2018 (Hermann von Wissmann; Leopold Wilhelm Ludwig Hermann Wissmann; born 4 September 1853, Frankfurt an der Oder, in Brandenburg, Germany; enlisted in the Army in 1870; a German explorer, officer, and colonial administrator; explored Africa, among other things on behalf of the Belgian king 1883-1885 in Congo Free State; promoted to Captain and appointed as Reichskommissar (Imperial Commissioner) for the German East Africa region, tasked with suppression of the Abushiri Revolt; promoted to Major in 1890; named Commissioner for the western region of German East Africa and became Governor in 1895; returned to Germany in 1896 due to ill health; authored several books; died 15 June 1905 in Weissbach near Liezen, Styria) |
| Associated language | ger |
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