From 1877, he travelled to Ethiopia with Pierre Arnoux for the Franco-Ethiopian Commercial Society, and later with Paul Soleillet for the French Society.[1]
In 1882, he set up in Shewa as an arms trader and became friends with Arthur Rimbaud.[2] In 1885, he was in charge of delivering weapons to Négus Menelik and, together with Henry Audon, traversed Dankali and Choa, where they met Paul Soleillet. After a hunting accident, Audon was injured and had to have a limb amputated.[3]
Upon learning of the massacre of the explorer Léon Barral and his wife on 24 February 1886, he went to the sources of Amoïssa and found the unrecognisable bodies, which had been devoured by hyenas and birds of prey. He found the expedition's rifles and baggage.[4]
He was the manager of the Lake Assal Society (1896-1897), having received the concession in 1887,[5] and in 1896 he founded, with Alfred Ilg, the Imperial Company of Ethiopian Railways. As Ethiopia's consul general, Léon Chefneux was involved in establishing the railway between Djibouti and Addis Ababa.
Chefneux left Ethiopia and returned to France in 1922, and he died in Grasse in 1927.
Bibliographyedit
David H. Shinn, Thomas P. Ofcansky, Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia, 2013, p. 386
Referencesedit
^Hugues Fontaine, Seduced by a Life of Adventure, 26 October 2014 (with photos)
^Alain Borer, Andrée Montègre, Arthur Rimbaud, Work-Life: Centenary Edition, 1991, p. 948
^Henry Audon, Journey to Choa (Southern Abyssinia), Le Tour du monde, 1889
léon, chefneux, january, 1853, piatra, neamț, romania, 1927, grasse, france, french, explorer, businessman, arms, dealer, contents, biography, bibliography, references, external, linksbiography, editfrom, 1877, travelled, ethiopia, with, pierre, arnoux, franco. Leon Chefneux 15 January 1853 at Piatra Neamț Romania 31 May 1927 at Grasse France was a French explorer businessman and arms dealer Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFrom 1877 he travelled to Ethiopia with Pierre Arnoux for the Franco Ethiopian Commercial Society and later with Paul Soleillet for the French Society 1 In 1882 he set up in Shewa as an arms trader and became friends with Arthur Rimbaud 2 In 1885 he was in charge of delivering weapons to Negus Menelik and together with Henry Audon traversed Dankali and Choa where they met Paul Soleillet After a hunting accident Audon was injured and had to have a limb amputated 3 Upon learning of the massacre of the explorer Leon Barral and his wife on 24 February 1886 he went to the sources of Amoissa and found the unrecognisable bodies which had been devoured by hyenas and birds of prey He found the expedition s rifles and baggage 4 He was the manager of the Lake Assal Society 1896 1897 having received the concession in 1887 5 and in 1896 he founded with Alfred Ilg the Imperial Company of Ethiopian Railways As Ethiopia s consul general Leon Chefneux was involved in establishing the railway between Djibouti and Addis Ababa Chefneux left Ethiopia and returned to France in 1922 and he died in Grasse in 1927 Bibliography editDavid H Shinn Thomas P Ofcansky Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia 2013 p 386References edit Hugues Fontaine Seduced by a Life of Adventure 26 October 2014 with photos Alain Borer Andree Montegre Arthur Rimbaud Work Life Centenary Edition 1991 p 948 Henry Audon Journey to Choa Southern Abyssinia Le Tour du monde 1889 Jules Borelli Southern Ethiopia 1890 p 50 51 Colette Dubois Djibouti s White Gold Saltworks and Saltmakers 19th 20th centuries 2003 p 75 76External links edit Notice no LH 514 68 Base Leonore in French nbsp Ethiopia portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leon Chefneux amp oldid 1209345253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
