Everything about Werner Munzinger totally explained
Werner Munzinger (
1832 -
7 November 1875) was a
Swiss administrator and explorer of
Africa. He was born in
Olten, and studied science and history at the
University of Bern, then later took courses in Oriental studies at
Munich University and the
Sorbonne.
In
1852 Munzinger arrived at
Cairo, then from
1865 managed the British consulate along the border of
Ethiopia, but remained in
Massawa after the
1868 British invasion of Ethiopia, where he became the French
consul. However, a few years later, he entered the service of the
Egyptian government and served as governor of the
Keren region (modern-day
Eritrea) and Massawa.
In 1875, Munzinger led one of the three prongs of the Egyptian attack against Ethiopia, marching inland from
Tadjoura, but his troops were overwhelmed by the army of the
Sultan of Aussa, and he was killed in battle.
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