László Magyar (Explorer)
László Magyar von Öttömös (born November 13, 1818 in Szombathely , Hungary , † November 9, 1864 in Ponte de Cuio ( Benguela , Angola )) was a Hungarian explorer and traveler.
Magyar had been preparing for sea service in Fiume since 1842 and joined North American services as a ship's captain in 1844 . He traveled to India and stayed in Brazil from the end of 1844 .
In 1847 Magyar went to the Portuguese colonies on the west coast of Africa , sailed into the Congo in 1848 and landed on December 9, 1848 in the Bay of Benguela . From there he went inland and made various expeditions from Bihé , such as in 1850 to Muata Jamvo and in 1852 to the Kunene . In 1857 he entered the Portuguese service and founded a new branch on the Bay of Lueira between Benguela and Mossamedes .
László Magyar died on November 19, 1864 in Ponte de Cuio.
Works
- Travels in South Africa: 1848-1857 . Plague 1859
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Magyar, Ladislaus . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, pp. 273–277 ( digitized version ).
- Fallenbüchl: Magyar from Ötömös László. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 410.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Magyar, László |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magyar von Öttömös, László; Magyar, Ladislaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szombathely |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1864 |
| Place of death | Benguela , Angola |