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Findbuch Eduard Vogel Archiv für Geographie Findbuch Eduard Vogel (1829–1856) Vogel, Eduard (1829–1856) * 7.3.1829 Krefeld † 8.2.1856 Wara, Wadai Astronom und Forschungsreisender K. 282/1-48 1832 Umzug der Familie von Krefeld nach Leipzig Reifeprüfung an der Thomasschule in Leipzig, anschl. Studium der Astronomie, Mathematik u. Naturwissenschaften in Leipzig u. Berlin 1851 Assistent an Bishops Sternwarte im Londoner Regentspark 1853 Teilnehmer einer britischen Expedition zur Unterstützung von Heinrich Barth in Nordafrika 1. Dez. 1854 Treffen zwischen Barth und Vogel in Bundi, im heutigen Grenzgebiet zwischen Niger und Nigeria 1856 Ermordung im Wadai 1860 Gründung des zentralen Gothaer Afrika-Komitee zur Aussendung einer Suchexpedition nach Vogel (Suchexpeditionen von Th. von Heuglin u. M. Beurmann) 1898 Stiftung Eduard-Vogel-Medaille durch den Leipziger Verein für Erdkunde Werke und Literatur Lange, Henry: Karte Eines Theils von Central-Afrika : zur Übersicht von Dr. E. Vogel's Reisen. Leipzig 1850 Vogel, Eduard: Briefe aus der Fremde. Dresden 1860 Wagner, Hermann: Schilderung der Reisen und Entdeckungen des Dr. Eduard Vogel in Central-Afrika, in der großen Wüste, in den Ländern des Sudan (am Tsad-See, in Mußgo, Tubori, Mandara, Sinder, Bautschi u.s.w.): nebst einem Lebensabriß des Reisenden. Leipzig 1860 Vogel, Eduard: Reise in Centralafrika: eine Darstellung seiner Forschungen und Erlebnisse nach den hinterlassenen Papieren des Reisenden. Berlin 1863 Polko, Elise: Erinnerungen an einen Verschollenen. Aufzeichnungen von und über Eduard Vogel. Leipzig 1863 Pahde, Adolf: Der Afrika-Forscher Eduard Vogel, geboren 1829 in Krefeld, ermordet 1856 in Wadai. Hamburg 1889 Ratzel, Friedrich: Vogel, Eduard. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 40, 1896, S. 100-108 Müller, Martin: In Afrika verschollen. Eduard Vogel und Moritz von Beurmann. Leipzig 1952 Henze, Enzyklopädie V, 2004, S. 423-426 Nachlass Der Nachlass-Splitter enthält Korrespondenz, v.a. mit dem Vater Karl Vogel zeitlicher Umfang der Archivalien: 1853 – 1861 weiteres Material befindet sich im Bestand „Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Leipzig“ und im Nachlass-Splitter Henry Lange Kasten Signatur Titel Umfang Datum 282 1 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 31.12.1855 2 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 06.03.1856 3 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 03.02.1857 4 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 08.07.1857 5 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 05.11.1857 6 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 15.08.1859 7 Brief von Heinrich Barth an Elise Polko 1 Bl. 22.01.1859 8 Brief von August Petermann an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 07.08.1855 9 Brief von August Petermann an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 11.09.1855 10 Brief von August Petermann an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 30.12.1857 11 Brief von August Petermann an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 24.07.1860 12 Brief von August Petermann an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 22.09.1860 13 Brief von R. Reade an Alexander von Humboldt 1 Bl. 21.10.1858 Brief von Generalkonsul R. Reade an Alexander von 14 1 Bl. 22.10.1858 Humboldt 15 Brief von Generalkonsul R. Reade an Gaet de Iremeaux 1 Bl. 16.10.1858 Brief von Generalkonsul R. Reade an den Earl of 16 1 Bl. 21.10.1858 Malmesbury 17 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 29.08.1857 18 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 11.09.1857 19 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 29.10.1857 20 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 23.11.1857 21 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 17.06.1859 Kasten Signatur Titel Umfang Datum 282 22 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 27.09.1859 23 Brief von Generalkonsul John Ward an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 02.12.1859 Übersetzung eines Briefes von Unbekannt (vermutl. 23a Umar I ibn Mohamed L’amin El Kanemy) an 1 Bl. 05.11.1859 Generalkonsul G. F. Herman Übersetzung eines Briefes von Unbekannt an 23b 1 Bl. 05.11.1859 Generalkonsul G. F. Herman Abschrift eines Briefes von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman 23c 1 Bl. 05.11.1859 an John Russell 24 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 30.11.1853 25 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 30.03.1854 26 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 2 Bl. 28.08.1854 27 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 28.10.1854 28 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 5 Bl. 28.02.1855 29 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 14.03.1855 30 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 2 Bl. 20.09.1855 31 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Carl Vogel 3 Bl. 05.10.1857 32 Brief von Edmund Hammond an Carl Vogel 1 Bl. 30.09.1854 Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an James Howard 33 1 Bl. 05.05.1858 Harris (Earl of Malmesbury) Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an James Howard 34 1 Bl. 28.08.1858 Harris (Earl of Malmesbury) Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an George 35 3 Bl. 15.02.1857 William Frederick Villiers (Earl of Clarendon) Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an George 36 2 Bl. 17.08.1857 William Frederick Villiers (Earl of Clarendon) Kasten Signatur Titel Umfang Datum Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an George 282 37 1 Bl. 05.10.1857 William Frederick Villiers (Earl of Clarendon) Brief von Konsul J. Green an George William Frederick 38 1 Bl. 23.10.1857 Villiers (Earl of Clarendon) Brief von William Balfour Baikie an James Howard 39 1 Bl. 14.04.1859 Harris (Earl of Malmesbury) Brief von William Balfour Baikie an James Howard 40 1 Bl. 20.06.1859 Harris (Earl of Malmesbury) Brief von Generalkonsul G. F. Herman an Gaet de 41 1 Bl. 27.03.1858 Iremeaux 42 Briefentwurf von Carl Vogel an G. F. Herman 1 Bl. 25.08.1857 Veröffentlichter Brief von Eduard Vogel an August 43 1 Bl. 14.06.1853 Petermann (gedruckt) Aufzeichnungen von August Petermann über die Inner- 44 1 Mp. 1853-1861 Afrika-Expedition zwecks Veröffentlichung Stellungnahme von Said Mohamed Scianghiti, 2 Bl. 19.10.1854 45 Botschafter des Königs der Darfur, vor dem Vizekönig von Ägypten 46 Übersetzung eines Briefes des Häuptlings der Bargu 1 Bl. 17.08.1857 47 Übersetzung eines Briefes des Sheiks von Bargu 1 Bl. o. D. Zeitungsausschnitte zu Eduard Vogel und die Inner- 48 1 Mp. 1853-1855 Afrika-Expedition .
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