Karl Mauch

Karl Mauch
Karl Mauch
Born	May 7, 1837 Württemberg
Died	April 4, 1875
Nationality	German
Institutions	Explorer
Known for	Discovering Great Zimbabwe

Karl Gottlieb Mauch (May 7, 1837 - April 4, 1875) Stuttgart was a German explorer and geographer of Africa. He reported on the archaeological ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 1871. The interpretive theories of Mauch and his contemporaries have been largely discredited by modern historians and archaeologists.

Karl Mauch was born in Stetten im Remstal (Württemberg) near Stuttgart on 7 May 1837.

References

Maquet, Jacques. (1972). Civilizations of Black Africa. New York. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-501464-2

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Name	Mauch, Karl
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Date of birth	May 7, 1837
Place of birth	Württemberg
Date of death	April 4, 1875
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Karl Mauch

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