Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild

male, 67 years old
Finding the Trapdoor, writer, ramparts, King Leopold's Ghost, Ramparts Magazine, Duff Cooper Prize…kingleopoldii
Adam Hochschild is the author of six books, many of them on human rights issues. His latest, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to...
Gennaro Rubino

Gennaro Rubino

male, 150 years old
from Apulia, anarchist, Italian, anarchism, Failed assassin, kingleopoldii
Gennaro Rubino (born 1859) was an Italian anarchist who unsuccessfully tried to assassinate King Leopold II of Belgium.
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Of Austria

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Of Austria

female, deceased (1963)
prince albert, Archduchess of Austria, kingleopoldii, magyar, throne of Belgium, Monarchy of Belgium…King Léopold II of the Belgian, King Leopold II of Belgium, Léopold II of Belgium
Elisabeth Maria Henriette Stephanie Gisela, Archduchess of Austria was the only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie, d...

Cléo de Mérode

female, deceased (1966)
von Merode, de Mérode, buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery, freiherr, Folies Bergères, belgian…Léopold II of Belgium, kingleopoldii
Cléo de Mérode, born September 27, 1875 - died October 17, 1966, was a French dancer of the Belle Époque. Born Cléopatra Diane de Mérode in Paris...
Hermann Wissmann

Hermann Wissmann

deceased (1905)
German, tanzania, kingleopoldii, dar es salaam, explorer, tanga
Hermann Wissmann was a German explorer and administrator in Africa. In 1880, Wissmann accompanied explorer Paul Pogge on a journey through the...