Hanns Vischer
Sir Hanns Vischer (born September 14, 1876 in Basel , † February 19, 1945 in Newport Pagnell ) was a missionary, British colonial official and Africa explorer .
Before Vischer became a British citizen, he was a missionary in the Hausa land. As a British citizen, he then worked for the Colonial Administrative Service , where he developed an educational system that took into account local cultural characteristics. Vischer received the accolade for the success of this educational system in northern Nigeria.
The Swiss- born Brit became famous for his desert crossing in 1906, which started from Tripoli , Tunisia and ended at Lake Chad . He used a vacation in England to choose the overland route through the Sahara to return to his post as an administrative officer in Kukawa . A second trip in the opposite direction was denied him in 1907 by his superior WP Hewby. He published about this trip in 1910, the book Across the Sahara (dt. Through the Sahara ).
Vischer's journey inspired John Hare to undertake a camel expedition in 2001, which made the journey in the opposite direction, i.e. undertook the expedition that Vischer was denied in 1907.
Works
- Hanns Vischer: Across the Sahara. From Tripoli to Bornu (Foreword by HH Johnston). London, Arnold, 1910. Repr. 1995: London, Darf Publishers. ISBN 1850771863 . Faks.Repr. 2007: Saarbrücken, Fines Mundi.
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| SURNAME | Vischer, Hanns |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss African explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1945 |
| Place of death | Newport Pagnell |