Heinrich Röntgen (1787–1813), was one of four students recommended as explorers to
Joseph Banks'
African Association by
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, the others being
Friedrich Hornemann
Friedrich Conrad Hornemann (15 September 1772 – 1801) was a German explorer in Africa.
Hornemann was born in Hildesheim, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, located about 30 km southeast of Hannover. He was a young man when, early in 1796, h ...
,
Ulrich Seetzen Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements '' uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as the name of A ...
, and
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. All died in Africa.
Following the disappearance of British diplomat
Benjamin Bathurst near
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...
in 1809, Röntgen accompanied Bathurst's wife Phillida when she travelled to Germany to search for her husband.
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1787 births
1813 deaths
German explorers
Explorers of Africa