- Hugo Zöller
Hugo Zöller (
12 January ,1852 nearSchleiden - 1933 inMünchen ) was a Germanexplorer andjournalist .He attended the law studies and in years 1872 to 1874 travelled to countries in
Mediterranean Sea region. In 1874 he became a journalist for "Kölnische Zeitung ".In 1879 Zöller started his travels around the world. The result was a two volume book "Rund um die Erde" (Köln 1881). In 1881 and 1882 Zöller travelled across
South America and then published "Die Deutschen im brasilianischen Urwald" (Stuttgart 1883) and "Pampas und Anden" (Stuttgart 1884).By the end of 1882 he worked as a
war correspondent inEgypt during the British campaign there. In 1883 he was ordered to explore territories inWestern Africa previously explored byGustav Nachtigal . Firstly he travelled across theTogoland , then he went toCameroon where he in 1884 together with Ragozinsky made a successful ascent ofMount Cameroon .During his stay in Cameroon he discovered the
Batanga River but soon after this he fell ill and returned toGermany .In 1888 he travelled to
German New Guinea and became the first European who pierced into the inner New Guinea and ascended the peaks ofFinisterre Range . During this he also discoveredMount Wilhelm in theBismarck Range .
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