Bruno Mencke German Explorer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1875
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| Died |
2nd April, 1901
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| Nationality |
German
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Bruno Mencke (1876–2 April 1901) was a wealthy German explorer and collector. Born in Braunschweig to Eberhard (a wealthy chocolate manufacturer) and Charlotte (née Wittekop), he was famous for undertaking the First German South Sea Expedition at the age of 24. He fitted out his 300-ton steam yacht Eberhard—purchased from the Prince of Monaco—and sailed to German New Guinea (the Bismarck Archipelago), accompanied by naturalists and anthropologists, including Oskar Heinroth, Paul Kothe, and Georg Duncker. After reaching Herbertshōhe, he brought on board a former German colonial official, Ludwig Caro, as a secretary.
