Alexandre Delcommune

Alexandre Delcommune
Portrait from HM Stanley's book The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885)
Born(1855-10-06)6 October 1855
Died7 August 1922(1922-08-07) (aged 66)
NationalityBelgian
Known forExploration of the Congo Basin

Alexandre Delcommune (6 October 1855 – 7 August 1922) was a Belgian officer of the armed Force Publique of the Congo Free State who undertook extensive explorations of the country during the early colonial period of the Congo Free State. He explored many of the navigable waterways of the Congo Basin, and led a major expedition to Katanga between 1890 and 1893.