Lüderitz, Adolf, 1834-1886
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Name (Hebrew)
לידריץ, אדולף, 1834-1886
Name (Latin)
Lüderitz, Adolf, 1834-1886
Other forms of name
Lüderitz, Franz Adolf Eduard, 1834-1886
Date of birth
1834
Date of death
1886
Gender
male
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Die Erschliessung von Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika durch Adolf Lüderitz, 1945:p. 161 etc. (Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz, b. July 16, 1834, Bremen; d. Oct. 22 or 23, 1886, Alexandra Bay)
- Southern African dic. of nat. bio., c1966(Lüderitz, Adolf, 1834-1886; Germ. coloniser on the west coast of Africa)
- Sycholt, A. Journey across the thirstland, 1986:prelim. p. (Adolf Lüderitz)
Wikipedia description:
Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz (16 July 1834 – end of October 1886) was a German merchant and the founder of German South West Africa, Imperial Germany's first colony. The coastal town of Lüderitz, located in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, is named after him.
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