Gustav Hermann Nachtigal

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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Who was born first?

• Gustav Hermann Nachtigal and John Wesley Powell were born the same year
• Gustav Hermann Nachtigal and Ernst Haeckel were born the same year
• Gustav Hermann Nachtigal and Adolf Lüderitz were born the same year
• Gustav Hermann Nachtigal and Franz Steindachner were born the same year
• Gustav Hermann Nachtigal was born 1 year after John Anderson

Timeline

1. John AndersonOctober 4, 1833 – August 15, 1900
2. Adolf LüderitzJuly 16, 1834 – October 24, 1886
3. Ernst HaeckelFebruary 16, 1834 – August 9, 1919
4. Franz SteindachnerNovember 11, 1834 – December 10, 1919
5. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (this page)February 23, 1834 – April 20, 1885
6. John Wesley PowellMarch 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902

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