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| ⚫ | '''Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński''' ( |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1861|4|14}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kalisz]], [[Congress Poland]], [[Russian Empire]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1896|12|1|1861|4|14}} |
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| death_place = [[Paris]], [[French Third Republic|France]] |
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| nationality = Polish |
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| occupation = Explorer |
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| father = Ludwik August Adolf Scholtz |
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| mother = Malwina Rogozińska |
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| spouse = [[Helena Janina Pajzderska]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński''' (14 April 1861 - 1 December 1896) was a Polish explorer of [[Africa]]. He was planning to create a [[colonies of Poland|Polish colony]] in [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Będkowski|first1=Mateusz|title=Wyprawa Stefana Szolc-Rogozińskiego do Kamerunu a polskie marzenia o koloniach|url=http://histmag.org/Wyprawa-Stefana-Szolc-Rogozinskiego-do-Kamerunu-a-polskie-marzenia-o-koloniach-7403|website=Histmag.org|accessdate=24 July 2015|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> |
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Rogoziński was born in [[Kalisz]] |
Rogoziński was born in [[Kalisz]] in the [[Russian Partition|Russian partition of Poland]]. After a career in the [[Imperial Russian Navy]], he organised an expedition to Africa with [[Klemens Tomczek]] and [[Leopold Janikowski]]. His expedition in Cameroon lasted from 1882 to 1884. Rogoziński was commissioned by the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British government]] to act as an agent in the African interior. He had accepted in part because relations between him and local [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Missionary|missionaries]] had broken down over his decision to sell alcohol to the locals.<ref>Rudin, Harry. (1938). ''Germans in the Cameroons: 1884-1914: A Case Study in Modern Imperialism.'' Yale University Press. New Haven. p.46-47</ref> The missionaries had given him the nickname 'Rogue Gin and Whiskey'. The German press was extremely angry at a Russian citizen being employed by the British to frustrate their imperial ambitions in Cameroon, and Rogoziński's [[Anti-German sentiment|hatred of Germany]] was well known. [[Otto von Bismarck|Chancellor Otto von Bismarck]] even made specific reference to the explorer in the [[Reichstag of the German Empire|Reichstag]] while complaining about Anglo-German relations. German anger and diplomatic pressure caused by the lead up to the [[Berlin Conference]] in 1885, led to the British dismissing Rogoziński from their service. They refused to use the many treaties he had negotiated to press claims in what had by now become recognised as [[Kamerun|German Kamerun]]. After his return, in 1895, he joined the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. In 1892-1893 he organised an expedition to [[Egypt]]. |
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He founded the [[National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw]] (''Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie'') and donated his collection of items and |
He founded the [[National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw]] (''Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie'') and donated his collection of items and artefacts to the museum. |
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Szolc-Rogoziński was married to the writer [[Helena Janina Pajzderska]], with whom he spend a couple of years in Africa.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sperling |first=Sylwia |title=Szolc-Rogozińska, Helena Janina |url=http://archiwumkobiet.pl/autor/szolc-rogozinska-helena-janina |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Archiwum Kobiet}}</ref> |
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He died in 1896 in a traffic accident in [[Paris]]. |
He died in 1896 in a traffic accident in [[Paris]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 6 November 2024
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Stefan Szolc-Rogozinski | |
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| Born | 14 April 1861 |
| Died | 1 December 1896 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Spouse | Helena Janina Pajzderska |
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Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński (14 April 1861 - 1 December 1896) was a Polish explorer of Africa. He was planning to create a Polish colony in Cameroon.[1]
Rogoziński was born in Kalisz in the Russian partition of Poland. After a career in the Imperial Russian Navy, he organised an expedition to Africa with Klemens Tomczek and Leopold Janikowski. His expedition in Cameroon lasted from 1882 to 1884. Rogoziński was commissioned by the British government to act as an agent in the African interior. He had accepted in part because relations between him and local Baptist missionaries had broken down over his decision to sell alcohol to the locals.[2] The missionaries had given him the nickname 'Rogue Gin and Whiskey'. The German press was extremely angry at a Russian citizen being employed by the British to frustrate their imperial ambitions in Cameroon, and Rogoziński's hatred of Germany was well known. Chancellor Otto von Bismarck even made specific reference to the explorer in the Reichstag while complaining about Anglo-German relations. German anger and diplomatic pressure caused by the lead up to the Berlin Conference in 1885, led to the British dismissing Rogoziński from their service. They refused to use the many treaties he had negotiated to press claims in what had by now become recognised as German Kamerun. After his return, in 1895, he joined the Royal Geographical Society. In 1892-1893 he organised an expedition to Egypt.
He founded the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw (Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie) and donated his collection of items and artefacts to the museum.
Szolc-Rogoziński was married to the writer Helena Janina Pajzderska, with whom he spend a couple of years in Africa.[3]
He died in 1896 in a traffic accident in Paris.
References
[edit]- ^ Będkowski, Mateusz (12 December 2012). "Wyprawa Stefana Szolc-Rogozińskiego do Kamerunu a polskie marzenia o koloniach". Histmag.org. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Rudin, Harry. (1938). Germans in the Cameroons: 1884-1914: A Case Study in Modern Imperialism. Yale University Press. New Haven. p.46-47
- ^ Sperling, Sylwia. "Szolc-Rogozińska, Helena Janina". Archiwum Kobiet. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
