Karl von den Steinen

Karl von den Steinen was a German explorer, physican, and ethnologist.

He was born March 7, 1855. He was an intelligent young man, graduating

high school at 17 and earning his docotrate at the age of 20. Between 1879

until 1898, von den Steinen went on several explorations around the world.

In 1884, he was the first to journey into the Xingu region in Brazil.

To get more information follow the link to the archives of his hometown Mühlheim (only German).

Bibliography:

"Von den Steinen, Karl." Kulturbetrieb Mühlheim an der Ruhr.2013. Muehlheim-Ruhr Online. 06 Oct. 2013 <http://www.muelheim-ruhr.de/cms/karl_von_den_steinen.html>.