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Karl Gottlieb Mauch | |
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Died | 4 April 1875 | (aged 37)
Known for | Documenting the Great Zimbabwe ruins |
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Fields | Explorer |
Karl Gottlieb Mauch (7 May 1837 – 4 April 1875) was a German explorer and geographer of Africa. He reported on the archaeological ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 1871 during his search for the biblical land of Ophir.