Ernst Marno

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Ernst Marno

Ernst Marno (born January 13, 1844 in Vienna , † August 31, 1883 in Khartoum ) was an Austrian explorer of Africa .

Ernst Marno initially worked in the field of zoology and, in the company of the animal dealer Casanova, made a trip to the Abyssinian border in 1866 . In 1869 he went to Khartoum, from where he advanced over the Sannar south to Fadasi .

In 1870 Marno traveled to parts of Fasokl , in 1871 and 1872 the areas on Bahr el-Seraf and the upper Bahr el-Abiad and reached Gondokoro , where he met Samuel Baker . From there he returned to Vienna.

Later he followed Gordon Pasha's call to the Upper Nile , but only reached Lado . Because of differences of opinion, he then joined Charles Chaillé-Long and went to the Makarakaland . He then did extensive research in Kordofan and returned to Europe in 1876.

In 1877, the International African Association sent an expedition to the east coast of Africa, which Marno also joined. The expedition undertook a trip to the Usagara countryside in January 1878 , from which Marno soon had to return for health reasons. He went back to Gordon in 1879 and was appointed senior official of Galabat Province .

Ernst Marno died in Khartoum on August 31, 1883.

In 1894 the Marnogasse in Vienna- Penzing (14th district) was named after him.

Marno had been a member of the Olympia fraternity since 1863 .

Works

  • Travels in the area of ​​the blue and white Nile, in Egyptian Sudan and the neighboring Negro countries, in the years 1869 to 1873 . Carl Gerold's son, Vienna 1874.

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SURNAME Marno, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Africa explorer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1883
Place of death Khartoum