Trader Horn

This article is about the 19th-century ivory trader. For similarly named articles, see Trader Horn (disambiguation).
Trader Horn
Horn in 1929
Born
Alfred Aloysius Smith

21 June 1861
DiedJune 26, 1931(1931-06-26) (aged 70)
OccupationIvory trader
Trader Horn (left) with Andrew Dakers, the literary agent for Ethelreda Lewis, in New York City in 1927.

Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn (born Alfred Aloysius Smith; 21 June 1861 – 26 June 1931) was an ivory trader in central Africa.

His memoirs detailing his journeys, were transcribed and edited by the novelist Ethelreda Lewis and published in three volumes. The memoir also documents his efforts to free slaves; meeting the founder of Rhodesia, Cecil Rhodes; and liberating a princess from captivity.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Camera Interviews - Aloysius Horn".
  2. ^ Cutler, Ian (30 November 2013). "A Philosophy of Tramping — Trader Horn, Part 1". Cynical Reflections.
  3. ^ Couzens, Tim (1992). Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn. Wits University Press. ISBN 978-0869754160.