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Vittorio Bottego
Vittorio Bottego in 1889
Born
(1860-07-29)29 July 1860
Parma, Duchy of Parma
Died
17 March 1897(1897-03-17) (aged 36)
Dhaga Roba, Ethiopian Empire
Occupations
Army officer
Explorer
Known for
Being one of the first Western explorers of Jubaland in the Horn of Africa
Parent(s)
Agostino Bottego and Maria Bottego (née Asinelli)
Awards
Gold Medal of Military Valor
Military career
Allegiance
Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch
Royal Italian Army
Years of service
1887–1897
Rank
Capitano
Vittorio Bottego (Italian pronunciation:[vitˈtɔːrjoˈbɔtteɡo]; Parma, 29 July 1860 – Dhaga Roba, 17 March 1897) was an Italian army officer and one of the first Western explorers of Jubaland and southern Ethiopia, where he led two expeditions. He was the first European explorer to follow the course of the lower Omo River to its confluence with Lake Turkana and to reach Lake Abaya, which he renamed Lake Margherita after Queen Margherita of Savoy wife of King Humbert I of Italy
VittorioBottego (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈbɔtteɡo]; Parma, 29 July 1860 – Dhaga Roba, 17 March 1897) was an Italian army officer and one of...
met in California. Celestina was the niece of the Parmesan explorer VittorioBottego. She spent most of her early life in Butte, Montana, until the age...
The Omo River (Amharic: ኦሞ ወንዝ, romanized: Omo Wenizi; also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin...
expedition whose purpose was to locate the body of Italian explorer VittorioBottego. His experiences in Africa resulted in the publication of several auto-biographical...
The river Ganale was renamed Ganale Doria by the Italian explorer VittorioBottego after the Italian biologist Giacomo Doria. The Genale Doria is historically...
Great Basin Daniel Boone American 18th Kentucky, Appalachian Mountains VittorioBottego Italian 19th Somalia Adam Brand German 17th Russia, China Pierre Savorgnan...
of Savoy, wife of King Humbert I of Italy by the Italian explorer VittorioBottego who first explored the region. The name "Lake Margherita" (Lago Margherita)...
a maximum length of 7.3 cm. Named in honor of Italian Army officer VittorioBottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which...
(1850-1907) Manuel Iradier (1854-1911) (Explorer of Equatorial Guinea) VittorioBottego (1860–1897) Giuseppe Maria Giulietti (1847-1881) Prince Luigi Amedeo...
of the river was the Italian explorer VittorioBottego attended by Commander F. G. Dundas British Navy. Bottego and his expedition sailed 640 km (400...
Explorers and seamen, e.g. Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Vito Bering, VittorioBottego, Alvise Cadamosto, Federico Nansen, Antonio Pigafetta, Antoniotto Usodimare...
Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Named in honor of Italian Army officer VittorioBottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which...
and the neighboring lakes were explored by Arthur Donaldson Smith, VittorioBottego, M. S. Welby, Oscar Neumann and others. J. J. Harrison in 1899 found...
for housing in the past both the poet Angelo Mazza and the explorer VittorioBottego. In the mid-1800s, the piano nobile was frescoed with depictions of...
Italy Nationality Italian Alma mater Istituto Tecnico per Geometri VittorioBottego, Asmara Occupation Architect Buildings Addis Ababa City Hall Africa...
and Mount Tabala (1650 metres). Tabala is known for its hot springs. VittorioBottego reached the top of the Amaro mountains on 23 March 1896, then visited...
1838 The subspecific name, bottegi is in honour of Italian explorer VittorioBottego. Pelomedusa subrufa, a similar species Species Pelusios sinuatus at...
Africa. The specific name, bottegi, is in honor of Italian explorer VittorioBottego. C. bottegi is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan. The...
doriae, Rhinoscapha doriai and others). In 1891, the Italian explorer VittorioBottego named the main tributary of the Jubba River after Doria, which is now...
I Ciamacoco. Rome: Società Romana per l'Antropologia, 1894. With VittorioBottègo. Viaggi di scoperta nel cuore dell'Africa: Il Giuba esplorata. Rome:...
without heirs, in a hunting accident near Burgi, in Somalia. Along with VittorioBottego, he was attempting to travel up the Jubba River to Lake Rudolph. Ruspoli...
and become involved in the politics of Sudan's internal conflicts. VittorioBottego, who explored the area in the later 1890s, proposed naming the river...
Somalia. The specific name, bottegi, is in honor of Italian explorer VittorioBottego. The preferred natural habitat of A. bottegi is shrubland. Large for...
named after Leonardo Vannutelli, Italian navy officer who joined VittorioBottego's second expedition to East Africa. Adult males measure 27–39 mm (1...
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