Gustav Adolf von Götzen

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Gustav Adolf von Götzen was a German colonial administrator and explorer best known for serving as governor of German East Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Gustav Adolf von Götzen canonical 1
von Götzen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German colonial administrator ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
continentOfActivity Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
countryOfDeath German Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1866-05-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1910-12-02 ⓘ
employer Imperial German government ⓘ
endTime 1901-02-01 ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
explored Rwanda ⓘ
interior of German East Africa ⓘ
familyName von Götzen ⓘ
givenName Adolf ⓘ
Gustav ⓘ
hasTitle Count ⓘ
knownFor contact with the Rwandan court ⓘ
crossing from the east African coast to Lake Kivu region ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
memberOf German colonial service ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ
militaryRank major ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily von Götzen family ⓘ
notableFor early European exploration of Rwanda ⓘ
governorship of German East Africa ⓘ
notableWork exploration of Rwanda ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
partOf German colonialism in Africa ⓘ
placeOfBirth Potsdam ⓘ
placeOfDeath Berlin ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of German East Africa ⓘ
Reichskommissar for German East Africa ⓘ
residence Berlin ⓘ
Dar es Salaam ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1895-12-01 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German East Africa → notableGovernor → Gustav Adolf von Götzen ⓘ
Gustav Adolf von Götzen → familyName → von Götzen ⓘ
linked to: Gustav Adolf von Götzen