Maximilien Strauch


Colonel Maximilien Charles Ferdinand Strauch was a Belgian officer who played a role in the colonization of the [Congo Basin]. He was a trusted advisor of King Leopold II of Belgium, who entrusted him with the functions of secretary-general of the Association internationale africaine, secretary of the Comité d'études du Haut-Congo and chairman of the Association internationale du Congo.

Publications

  • "Au sujet du voyage des éléphants", in: Bulletin de la Société Royale de Géographie, 1879–1880, p. 216
  • "Au sujet du choix de Karéma", in: Bulletin de la Société Royale de Géographie, 1879–1880, p. 39

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