Heinrich Röntgen Explained

Heinrich Röntgen
Birth Date:c. 1787
Death Place:African continent
Known For:one of four students recommended as explorers to Joseph Banks' African Association
Notable Works:In 1809, accompanied Bathurst's wife Phillida when she travelled to Germany to search for her missing diplomat husband Benjamin Bathurst
Occupation:student

Heinrich Röntgen (c. 1787–1813), was one of four students recommended as explorers to Joseph Banks' African Association by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, the others being Friedrich Hornemann, Ulrich Seetzen, and Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. All died in Africa.[1]

Following the disappearance of British diplomat Benjamin Bathurst near Berlin in 1809, Röntgen accompanied Bathurst's wife Phillida when she travelled to Germany to search for her husband.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Liebersohn, Harry . The Travelers' World: Europe to the Pacific . . 2006 . 129 . 0-674-02185-1.
  2. A Mysterious Crime . Littell's Living Age . XIX . 231–234 . Littell, Son, and Company . Boston . 1862 . 2008-02-03 .