Paul Crampel (17 November 1864 – 9 April 1891) was a French explorer who explored Africa in the areas of present-day

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and

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. He was killed while on an expedition to

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Biography

Crampel was born in Nancy. After finishing his studies in humanities, he was hired as a private secretary by

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà, later known as Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905), was an Italian-born, naturalized French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogoou� ...

(1852–1905), who in August 1888, entrusted Crampel with exploring the Ogooué north basin (mostly located in present-day

). In the following months, Crampel mapped over 2000 km of routes and signed a number of treaties with local African chieftains. In 1890 the ''Comité de l'Afrique française'' tasked him with an expedition to

. In September he disembarked at

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on the

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, the last outpost of French occupation, and trekked upcountry northward. Several months later he reached the remote region of

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, roughly 500 km from the Ubangi (between 9 and 10 degrees North latitude). On 9 April 1891, Crampel and a number of men in his caravan were killed there.

Written works involving Paul Crampel

* ''Au pays des M'Fans voyage d'exploration de M. Paul Crampel dans le nord du Congo francais, 1888'', Paul Crampel (1890
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* ''Itineraires au nord de l'Ogooué dans les bassins de l'Ivindo, du Djah et du Ntem'', Paul Crampel (1890) * ''A la conquête du

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'', Harry Alis (alias of journalist Jules-Hippolyte Percher (1857–1895), a friend of Paul Crampel) * ''Un explorateur du centre de l'Afrique: Paul Crampel, 1864–1891'', Pierre Kalck
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Meyers Encyclopedia (4th ed.) 1885-1892
(translated from German) * Parts of this article are based on equivalent articles at the French- and German-language articles in Wikipedia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Crampel, Paul 1864 births 1891 deaths 19th-century French people 19th-century explorers Explorers of Africa French explorers French people murdered abroad Male murder victims Murdered explorers People from Nancy, France People murdered in the Central African Republic Unsolved murders in Africa 1891 murders in Africa

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Written works involving Paul Crampel

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