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George Grenfell (* 21. August 1849 in Sancreed bei Penzance, Cornwall; † 1. Juli 1906 in am Kongo) war ein englischer Missionar und Afrikaforscher. Grenfell fuhr 1874 im Auftrag der Baptisten-Missionsgesellschaft nach Kamerun und gründete dort die Station Victoria, von wo aus er gemeinsam mit Thomas James Comber zwischen 1876 und 1879 das Delta des erkundete. Später war er im mittleren Kongobecken aktiv. Er erforschte 1885 den mit Curt von François sowie den bis zu den Stromschnellen von Songo. 1886 ging er den Unterlauf des Kuango und die Ufergegenden des und ab. George Grenfell starb am 1. Juli 1906 in Basako am Kongo. (de) George Grenfell (21 August 1849, in Sancreed, Cornwall – 1 July 1906, in Basoko, Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) was a Cornish missionary and explorer. (en) George Grenfell, né le 21 août 1849 à Sancreed (Cornouailles) et mort le 1er juillet 1906 à Basoko (État indépendant du Congo), aujourd'hui la République démocratique du Congo), est un missionnaire et explorateur britannique. (fr) George Grenfell, född den 21 augusti 1849 nära Penzance i Cornwall, död den 1 juli 1906 i Basoko vid Kongo, var en engelsk missionär och Afrikaforskare. Grenfell utsändes av 1878 till Kamerun och arbetade där i fyra år, varunder han gjorde ingående undersökningar av landet, meddelade till geografiska sällskapet i London ("Proceedings", 1882). Därefter förflyttades han till Kongoområdet, där han anlade stationen Manyanga och gjorde flera viktiga undersökningar rörande Kongobäckenet. Han upptäckte bland annat Kassai och Ubangi, for uppför den senare till 4° 30' nordlig bredd samt uppför Lomami till 1° 50' sydlig bredd och Kassai till dess förening med Lulua och kartlade 1887 Kwango (i "Geographical Journal", 1902). (sv) |
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