Carl Alfred Bock
Carl Alfred Bock (born September 17, 1849 in Copenhagen ; † August 10, 1932 ) was a Norwegian naturalist and explorer.
Life
Bock moved to England in 1868, where he studied natural sciences and initially received training at the Swedish-Norwegian consulate in Grimsby . From 1875 he lived in London where he was supported by Lord Arthur Hay (Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale; 1824-1878) for a research trip to Southeast Asia . Bock first visited Sumatra and later received the chief post of a Dutch-Indian expedition to Borneo . From 1878/79 he followed the Mahakam river from its mouth on the east coast into the interior of the island and explored this region until 5 months later he reached the south coast at Banjarmasin . In 1881 he moved through what is now Thailand and Laos with the support of the King of Siam , who among other things contributed a steamboat .
After a short stay in Norway (from 1883), Bock was appointed Norwegian-Swedish Vice Consul in 1886 and Consul General in Shanghai in 1893 . He held this post until 1902.
Bock's ethnographic collection went to museums in London and Oslo . He wrote a number of travelogues, some of which were illustrated by Japanese artists.
Publications
- The Head-Hunters of Borneo . 1881 (also in Dutch).
- Temples and Elephants - with an introduction to the 1985 edition by HK Kuloy. 1884, 1985. ISBN 978-974-8299-90-7 .
literature
- Carl Alfred Bock . In: Bernhard Meijer (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 3 : Bergsvalan – Branstad . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1905, Sp. 852 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bock, Carl Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian naturalist and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1932 |