Belgian soldier, explorer and colonial administrator
Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven
Van Kerckhoven in the Congo
Born
(1853-01-28)28 January 1853
Mechelen, Belgium
Died
10 August 1892(1892-08-10) (aged 39)
Jebel Watti, Congo Free State
Cause of death
Gunshot wound
Nationality
Belgian
Occupation(s)
Soldier, explorer, colonial administrator
Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven, or Guillaume François van Kerckhoven (28 January 1853 – 10 August 1892) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, colonial administrator who was active in the service of the International Association of the Congo and the subsequent Congo Free State. He is known for his extended expedition through the Uele River basin and onward towards the Nile, which was responsible for the deaths of over 1,800 people and established a Belgian presence in the region.[1] Van Kerckhoven died in an accident before reaching the Nile.
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