Karl Gottlieb Mauch (May 7, 1837 - April 4, 1875) was a German explorer of Africa. He reported on the archaeological ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 1871. Due to the culture-bound paradigm of ethnocentrism that was popular in the 19th century, Mauch and his contemporaries have been largely discredited by historians and archaeologists. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The large walled construction is the Great Enclosure. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Ethnocentrism (Greek ethnos (nation + -centrism) or ethnocentricity is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of ones own ethnic culture. ...
References
Maquet, Jacques. (1972). Civilizations of Black Africa. New York. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195014642
Known during his lifetime only to a small group of socialists and revolutionaries, Karl Marx wrote books now considered by Communists all over the world to be the source of absolute truth on matters of economics, philosophy, and politics.
Originator of the theory of falsifiability, Karl Popper is best known for his rejection of the inductive method of reasoning in the empirical sciences.
Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler were two of the automobile industry's pioneers.
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