Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński

Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński (born April 14, 1861 in Kalisch , † December 1, 1896 in Paris ) was a Polish explorer of Africa.

Szolc-Rogoziński made several research trips to the interior of Cameroon . By means of so-called protection treaties , he tried to enlarge the region around today's Limbe , which was claimed by Great Britain, but passed into German ownership in 1887. During his excursions he discovered Lake Balombi-ba-Kotta , which was previously unknown in Europe, and the Elephant Lake . He also discovered, from a European perspective, several waterfalls in the Peteh and Mungo rivers .

He died in a traffic accident in Paris in 1896.

Individual evidence

↑ Max Buchner : Aurora Colonialis - fragments of a diary from the first beginning of our colonial policy 1884/1885. Piloty & Loehle, Munich 1914, p. 250 ff. (Unchanged facsimile reprint, Fines Mundi, Saarbrücken 2016).

literature

Polish Explorers , Publisher: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ISBN 83-89175-51-7 , page 18.

personal data
SURNAME	Szolc-Rogoziński, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish explorer of Africa
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kalisch
DATE OF DEATH	December 1, 1896
Place of death	Paris

[1] Max Buchner : Aurora Colonialis - fragments of a diary from the first beginning of our colonial policy 1884/1885. Piloty & Loehle, Munich 1914, p. 250 ff. (Unchanged facsimile reprint, Fines Mundi, Saarbrücken 2016).