Charles Chaillé-Long , 1842-1917 - North American traveler in Africa.
| Charles Shaye-Long | |
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| Charles Chaillé-Long | |
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| Date of Birth | July 2, 1842 |
| Place of Birth | Princess Anne , Somerset (county, MD) |
| Date of death | 1917 |
| Place of death | |
| A country | USA |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 1909 ) |
Biography
Born in 1842. [1] Participated in the ranks of the northern army in the secession war . In 1870, he entered the Egyptian army as a lieutenant colonel of the General Staff. Member of the expedition of Gordon in 1874, he was sent last to King Mteza in Uganda , reached Ukereva and returned to Gondokoro . [1] He discovered along the way Lake Long (or Ibrahim Pasha) between the exit of the Nile from Ukereve and Magungo. After spending a short time in Khartoum , Long visited the area of Vari in 1875 and reached the lands of Makrak-Nyam-Nom.
Proceedings
- “Central Africa. Naked truths of naked people ”(1876); [one]
- Egypt, Africa and Africans (1878);
- "Three prophets: Chinese Gordon, Mohammed-Ahmed, Arabi-Pasha" (1884).
Literature
- 2 1 2 3 Central Africa: the true truth about naked people . World Digital Library (1877). The appeal date is June 2, 2013.
- Long, Shaye / / Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.