Gustav Adolf von Götzen
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1866 – 1910
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Who was Gustav Adolf von Götzen?
Count Gustav Adolf von Götzen was a German explorer and Governor of German East Africa. He was the second European to set foot in Rwanda, after Dr Oscar Baumann, and later presided over the bloody quashing of the Maji Maji Rebellion in what is now Tanzania.
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- Born
- May 12, 1866
Kłodzko - Also known as
- Gustav Adolf von Gotzen
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Kiel
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Paris
- Died
- Dec 2, 1910
Hamburg
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on July 23, 2013
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