After studying at the Academy in Pavia he entered the Italian army in 1859 and served there until 1879. On December 24, 1879, he sailed for Africa under commission of the Società d'Esplorazione Commerciale d'Africa. He followed the course of the Welle river and explored the basin of the Bahr-el-Ghazal. In 1882 he was held prisoner for some time by native chiefs of Uganda. In 1883 he joined Emin Pasha and was shut in with him by the Mahdi insurrection. Subsequently, he lived in the Kingdom of Kabba Rega, was condemned to death by the monarch, but escaped to Lake Albert, where Emin Pasha rescued him in 1888. In December 1889, Casati reached the coast with Emin Pasha and Stanley.
Besides reports about his travels, he published Dieci anni in Equatoria in two volumes in 1891. (transl.: "Ten Years in Equatoria", 1891), especially valuable for its account of the Niam-Niam, whom he visited in 1883.
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Dieci anni in Equatoria e ritorno con Emin Pascia, Fratelli Dumolard, Milan, 1891, 2 volumes
gaetano, casati, september, 1838, march, 1902, italian, explorer, africa, born, lesmo, that, time, austrian, empire, from, german, magazine, gartenlaube, 1891born, 1838, september, 1838lesmo, austrian, empiredied7, march, 1902, 1902, aged, nationalityitalianoc. Gaetano Casati 4 September 1838 7 March 1902 was an Italian explorer of Africa born in Lesmo at that time in the Austrian Empire Gaetano CasatiGaetano Casati from German magazine Die Gartenlaube 1891Born 1838 09 04 4 September 1838Lesmo Austrian EmpireDied7 March 1902 1902 03 07 aged 63 NationalityItalianOccupationsExplorerTravel writerAfter studying at the Academy in Pavia he entered the Italian army in 1859 and served there until 1879 On December 24 1879 he sailed for Africa under commission of the Societa d Esplorazione Commerciale d Africa He followed the course of the Welle river and explored the basin of the Bahr el Ghazal In 1882 he was held prisoner for some time by native chiefs of Uganda In 1883 he joined Emin Pasha and was shut in with him by the Mahdi insurrection Subsequently he lived in the Kingdom of Kabba Rega was condemned to death by the monarch but escaped to Lake Albert where Emin Pasha rescued him in 1888 In December 1889 Casati reached the coast with Emin Pasha and Stanley Besides reports about his travels he published Dieci anni in Equatoria in two volumes in 1891 transl Ten Years in Equatoria 1891 especially valuable for its account of the Niam Niam whom he visited in 1883 Bibliography editDieci anni in Equatoria e ritorno con Emin Pascia Fratelli Dumolard Milan 1891 2 volumesNotes editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an Italian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaetano Casati amp oldid 1192403859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
