Ferdinand Werne

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Ferdinand Werne (born August 3, 1800 in Recklinghausen ; † September 2, 1874 in Berlin ) was a German philhellenic , diplomat and explorer.

Life

After attending grammar school in Münster , Ferdinand Werne studied law at the University of Bonn from 1819 . In 1820 he became a member of the Corps Guestphalia Bonn . From 1822 to 1823 he took part in the Greek struggle for freedom against the Ottomans . He entered the diplomatic service in Prussia. During the great plague of 1836/37 he stayed in Constantinople. He then became chancellor or vice-consul of the Prussian consulate in Alexandria.

Werne was one of the participants in the first and in 1841 the second expedition ordered by Muhammad Ali Pascha to discover the sources of the Nile , both of which failed but led to valuable scientific findings. In 1844 he returned to Berlin. He became known through lectures and writings about his participation in the second Nile expedition. In 1854 he suffered a stroke, combined with paralysis of the left half of the lung.

Ferdinand Werne is considered to be the discoverer of the headwaters of the White Nile . He created detailed descriptions of the geology and morphology, flora and fauna, and the climatic conditions of the region as well as ethnological records of the tribes living there. Its extensive scientific and ethnological collections have been taken over by the Berlin Botanical Garden and Berlin museums.

Fonts

  • Report on participation in the 2nd expedition to discover the source of the Nile . In: Allgemeine Preußische Zeitung , No. 204, July 24, 1844
  • Expedition to discover the sources of the White Nile (1840-1841) , 1848
  • Campaign from Sennaar to Taka, Basa and Beni-Amer , 1851
  • Journey through Sennaar to Mandera, Nasub, Cheli, in the land between the blue Nile and the Atbara , 1852

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 10 , 7
personal data
SURNAME Werne, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philhellene, diplomat and explorer
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 1874
Place of death Berlin