Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (April 14, 1831 - June 2, 1896) was a Germangeographer and adventurer who was the first European to cross Africa north to south. His route took him from Tripolis through the Sahara desert, over Lake Chad, along the Niger River to the Gulf of Guinea from 1865-1867. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Geographers not only investigate what is where on Earth but also why it is there and not somewhere else. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous. ... Tripoli (population 1 million, Arabic: Ţarabulus) is the capital of Libya. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ... Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ... Map of Niger river. ... The gigantic Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
FRIEDRICHGERHARDROHLFS (1831-1896), German explorer of the Sahara, son of a physician, was born at Vegesack, near Bremen, on the 14th of April 1831.
Having made himself master of Arabic and gained a thorough knowledge of native customs, Rohlfs went to Morocco in 1861; presenting himself as a Mussulman, he gained the favour of the enlightened sherif of Wazzan, and was thus enabled to travel over the length and breadth of the country.
Rohlfs visited many regions not before traversed by Europeans, and the value of his work was recognized in 1868 by the Royal Geographical Society, which bestowed on him the Patron's Medal.
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