Heinrich Vogelsang | |
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Magistrate of German South West Africa | |
In office 9 April 1883 – 12 May 1883 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Adolf Lüderitz |
Personal details | |
Born | Bremen, German Confederation | 17 March 1862
Died | 25 May 1914 Bremen, German Empire | (aged 52)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Merchant and explorer |
Heinrich Vogelsang (Bremen, 17 March 1862 – Bremen, 25 May 1914)[1] was a German merchant and explorer, who led the first expedition of Adolf Lüderitz to Angra Pequena, German South West Africa (today Lüderitz Bay, Namibia) in 1883.