Grave of Axel Eriksson
| Grave of Axel Eriksson | |||
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | Gravesites : Graves: Others | ||
| location | Rietfontein Farm, Grootfontein | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 19 ° 33 '23 " S , 18 ° 6' 43.3" E | ||
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| Emergence | 1901 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
March 22, 1974 | ||
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| Sponsorship | Private | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The grave of Axel Eriksson ( English Grave of Axel W Eriksson ) is a burial site not far from Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa region in Namibia . The grave of the hunter Axel Wilhelm Eriksson (1846–1901) has been a national monument of Namibia since March 22, 1974 .
Eriksson, a Swede , came to what is now Namibia in the 1860s. He initially worked as an assistant to the dealer Karl Johan Andersson and took over the business after his death in 1867. He mainly traded in ivory , ostrich feathers and furs in what is now the Kunene region . He was known as a supporter of the Dorsland Trekkers . He later settled on the Rietfontein farm near Grootfontein, in the Upingtonia republic founded by the trekkers . Eriksson died on the farm.
The inscription on the tombstone suggests that Eriksson was a big game hunter .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 065/1974 Grave of Axel W Eriksson. National Heritage Council. Retrieved October 31, 2017.