Louis du couret
Louis du Couret (* 1812 in Hüningen , † April 1, 1867 in Cairo ), called Abd ul-Hamid Bei , was a French adventurer. In recent times, not only his travel experiences, but his entire existence have been questioned, although his works and a biography are listed in library catalogs.
From 1834 Couret traveled to the countries of the Nile and also came to Abyssinia . He returned to Egypt along the west coast of the Red Sea , converted to Islam , made a pilgrimage to Mecca and then passed through Arabia and Persia . There he was thrown into the dungeon according to his own statements , but was able to free himself by bribing a guard.
In 1847 he returned to France . He wrote reports about his travels, the reliability of which was questioned, especially by Heinrich Kiepert . He is said to have copied "Morocco - its wild tribes and savage animals" from Drummond Hays and passed off his experiences in Morocco as his own in Arabia.
He later went back to Egypt and died there on April 1, 1867.
Publications
- The mysteries of the desert . (1859)
- L'Arabie heureuse . In: Alexandre Dumas (ed.): Impressions de voyage . (1860)
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- ^ Richard Hill: The African Travels of Panaghiotis Potagos 1876-1877. Geographical Journal . Vol. 134, No. 1 (March 1968), pp. 55-59. doi : 10.2307 / 1792138 .
- ^ Life in the Desert, or, Recollections of Travel in Asia and Africa . 1860. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | You couret, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bei, Abd ul-Hamid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French adventurer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hüningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1867 |
| Place of death | Cairo |