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\ˈɒskɑː lˈɛnts], \ˈɒskɑː lˈɛnts], \ˈɒ_s_k_ɑː l_ˈɛ_n_t_s]\
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A German traveler; born at Leipsic, April 13, 1848. He visited the west coast of Africa in the service of the German African Society (1874), and spent three years in exploring the course of the Ogowe; he recounted his observations and experiences in "Sketches from West Africa" (1878). He next visited Marocco and Timbuctu, and wrote "Timbuctu: Journey through Marocco, the Sahara, and Soudan" (1884). He wrote also "Wanderings in Africa" (1895).
By Charles Dudley Warner
