Heinrich Barth
1821–65
German geographer and traveller. Member of a British expedition to establish commercial relations with the states of central and western Africa, 1850–5. Published an account of his travels in five volumes (1857–8).
Source
EB, NDB.
Bibliography
EB: The Encyclopædia Britannica. A dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information. 11th edition. 29 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1910–11.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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