Otto Lindner (10 August 1852 – 16 February 1945) was a German engineer and explorer.
Otto Lindner
Members of the Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung äquatorialAfrika (1876). Left to right (Europeans in hats): Dr Pechuël-Loesche, Otto Lindner, Dr Güssfeldt, Major von Mechow, Dr Falkenstein
Otto Lindner was born on 10 August 1852 in Berlin. His parents were Heinrich Ernst Lindner and Henrietta-Augusta Teubert, both Saxon. He married Marie-Ursule-Eugénie Leclercq. He was trained as an engineering technician in Berlin.[1]
Loango expedition (1873–1876)edit
As a young man Lindner was part of the "Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Erforschung Aequatorial-Africas” expedition to the Loango region in 1873–1876.[1] He embarked at Liverpool on 1 October 1873 in the company of Dr. Julius Falkenstein [de]. He was employed at the Chinchoxo base in various technical occupations. In June–July 1874 he accompanied the expedition head Dr. Paul Güssfeldt on an exploration of the Kwilu-Niari River. He became seriously ill and returned. On 7 February 1875 while hunting buffalo Lindner was wounded by a gunshot from an unknown African. In early January 1876, Lindner, Dr. Falkenstein and Dr Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, came to the aid of the French mission of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit in Landana. On 5 May 1876 the German scientific mission embarked at Landana without having achieved all its goals.[2]
Later careeredit
Otto Lindner returned to Africa in the service of the Rotterdam-based "Afrikaansche Handelsvereeniging" (African Trade Association). He landed at Banana at the mouth of the Congo River on 16 January 1877.[2] He was in charge of the Ponta da Lenha factory and associated commercial facilities for more than four years. During this period he came to know Henry Morton Stanley. Lindner left Banana on 10 July 1880 after his contract expired.[3] On 19 August 1880 he joined the Comité d'Études du Haut-Congo (Upper Congo Study Committee), an instrument of King Leopold II of Belgium, and remained in the king´s service until 1 December 1885.[3] On 30 March 1881 Maximilien Strauch wrote to Lindner,[4]
The success of our enterprise depends entirely on the promptness with which we will occupy before all other competitors the most favourable sites for trade and conclude with the native chiefs treaties of friendship which will secure us large territorial concessions and special commercial advantages... It is only when we will have cast on the Upper Congo the basis of important establishments that we may begin the work which will put those establishments in communication with the Atlantic Ocean.
In June 1881 Otto Lindner reached Stanley at Manyanga with a contingent of new recruits from Zanzibar and letters from the last six months.[5] In 1881–82 he was in command of Vivi in the lower Congo region, where Louis-Gustave Amelot stayed for about a year.[6] Leopold named Lindner at different times for recruiting missions he planned in China, Lagos, Liberia and Tana, and for founding a trading and shipping company. From February to July 1886 the Congo Free State employed Lindner on a recruiting mission in Damaraland.[3] Lindner joined the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (Congo Company for Commerce and Industry) as secretary at the start of 1887. On 19 January 1888 in Schaerbeek he married a French woman, Marie Leclercq. On 7 June 1888 he became a naturalized Belgian citizen.[3]
In 1893 the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo (Congo Railway Company) sent him to South Africa to buy oxen and wagons made of special wood. In 1900 he undertook a mission in China and Japan for the Compagnie Belge Commerciale, Industrielle et Minière pour l’Extrême-Orient (Belgian Far East Commercial, Industrial and Mining Company). In 1902 the same company sent him on a prospecting mission to the Kouilou-Niari River. On 17 August 1907 Lindner set out from Brussels on a trip to China for the Compagnie Générale des Conduites d’Eau (General Water Pipe Company) of Liège to examine the possibility of sales outlets. Nothing came out of the trip due to the Chinese financial difficulties. His travel diary has survived for his journey from Zhenjiang, near Shanghai, to Chengdu in the province of Sichuan in 1908.[3]
Lindner returned to Belgium in 1909. As a reward for his patriotism, and for improving the Viven-Bessières grenade and developing an aviation bomb, Linder was granted full citizenship on 2 August 1926. That year he left Ixelles to settle in Ypres and to indulge in hunting and fishing.[7] Lindner died on 16 February 1945 in Ypres.[1]
Engels, A. (31 July 1947), "AMELOT (Louis-Gustave)", Biographie Coloniale Belge (in French), vol. I, Inst. roy. colon. belge, pp. 22–24, retrieved 2020-09-09
Luwel, Marcel (1959), Otto Lindner 1852-1945 Een weinig bekend medewerker van Leopold II in Afrika(PDF) (in French), Koninklijk Museum van Belgisch-Congo te Tervuren
Luwel, M. (28 November 1984), "LINDNER [Otto)" (PDF), Biographie Coloniale Belge (in French), vol. VII–C, Inst. roy. colon. belge, pp. col.251–280, retrieved 2020-09-22
Newman, James L. (2004). Imperial Footprints: Henry Morton Stanley's African Journeys. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN978-1-57488-597-2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Stengers, Jean (1969), "Leopold II et la rivalité franco-anglaise en Afrique, 1882-1884", Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire (in French), 47 (2): 425–479, doi:10.3406/rbph.1969.2770
April 11, 2024
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Otto Lindner 10 August 1852 16 February 1945 was a German engineer and explorer Otto LindnerMembers of the Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung aquatorialAfrika 1876 Left to right Europeans in hats Dr Pechuel Loesche Otto Lindner Dr Gussfeldt Major von Mechow Dr FalkensteinBorn 1852 08 10 10 August 1852Berlin PrussiaDied16 February 1945 1945 02 16 aged 92 Ypres BelgiumNationalityGermanOccupation s Engineer explorer Contents 1 Early years 2 Loango expedition 1873 1876 3 Later career 4 Notes 5 SourcesEarly years editOtto Lindner was born on 10 August 1852 in Berlin His parents were Heinrich Ernst Lindner and Henrietta Augusta Teubert both Saxon He married Marie Ursule Eugenie Leclercq He was trained as an engineering technician in Berlin 1 Loango expedition 1873 1876 editAs a young man Lindner was part of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Erforschung Aequatorial Africas expedition to the Loango region in 1873 1876 1 He embarked at Liverpool on 1 October 1873 in the company of Dr Julius Falkenstein de He was employed at the Chinchoxo base in various technical occupations In June July 1874 he accompanied the expedition head Dr Paul Gussfeldt on an exploration of the Kwilu Niari River He became seriously ill and returned On 7 February 1875 while hunting buffalo Lindner was wounded by a gunshot from an unknown African In early January 1876 Lindner Dr Falkenstein and Dr Eduard Pechuel Loesche came to the aid of the French mission of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit in Landana On 5 May 1876 the German scientific mission embarked at Landana without having achieved all its goals 2 Later career editOtto Lindner returned to Africa in the service of the Rotterdam based Afrikaansche Handelsvereeniging African Trade Association He landed at Banana at the mouth of the Congo River on 16 January 1877 2 He was in charge of the Ponta da Lenha factory and associated commercial facilities for more than four years During this period he came to know Henry Morton Stanley Lindner left Banana on 10 July 1880 after his contract expired 3 On 19 August 1880 he joined the Comite d Etudes du Haut Congo Upper Congo Study Committee an instrument of King Leopold II of Belgium and remained in the king s service until 1 December 1885 3 On 30 March 1881 Maximilien Strauch wrote to Lindner 4 The success of our enterprise depends entirely on the promptness with which we will occupy before all other competitors the most favourable sites for trade and conclude with the native chiefs treaties of friendship which will secure us large territorial concessions and special commercial advantages It is only when we will have cast on the Upper Congo the basis of important establishments that we may begin the work which will put those establishments in communication with the Atlantic Ocean In June 1881 Otto Lindner reached Stanley at Manyanga with a contingent of new recruits from Zanzibar and letters from the last six months 5 In 1881 82 he was in command of Vivi in the lower Congo region where Louis Gustave Amelot stayed for about a year 6 Leopold named Lindner at different times for recruiting missions he planned in China Lagos Liberia and Tana and for founding a trading and shipping company From February to July 1886 the Congo Free State employed Lindner on a recruiting mission in Damaraland 3 Lindner joined the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l Industrie Congo Company for Commerce and Industry as secretary at the start of 1887 On 19 January 1888 in Schaerbeek he married a French woman Marie Leclercq On 7 June 1888 he became a naturalized Belgian citizen 3 In 1893 the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo Congo Railway Company sent him to South Africa to buy oxen and wagons made of special wood In 1900 he undertook a mission in China and Japan for the Compagnie Belge Commerciale Industrielle et Miniere pour l Extreme Orient Belgian Far East Commercial Industrial and Mining Company In 1902 the same company sent him on a prospecting mission to the Kouilou Niari River On 17 August 1907 Lindner set out from Brussels on a trip to China for the Compagnie Generale des Conduites d Eau General Water Pipe Company of Liege to examine the possibility of sales outlets Nothing came out of the trip due to the Chinese financial difficulties His travel diary has survived for his journey from Zhenjiang near Shanghai to Chengdu in the province of Sichuan in 1908 3 Lindner returned to Belgium in 1909 As a reward for his patriotism and for improving the Viven Bessieres grenade and developing an aviation bomb Linder was granted full citizenship on 2 August 1926 That year he left Ixelles to settle in Ypres and to indulge in hunting and fishing 7 Lindner died on 16 February 1945 in Ypres 1 Notes edit a b c Luwel 1984 a b Luwel 1959 p 3 a b c d e Luwel 1959 p 4 Stengers 1969 p 435 Newman 2004 p 175 Engels 1947 Luwel 1959 p 5 Sources editEngels A 31 July 1947 AMELOT Louis Gustave Biographie Coloniale Belge in French vol I Inst roy colon belge pp 22 24 retrieved 2020 09 09 Luwel Marcel 1959 Otto Lindner 1852 1945 Een weinig bekend medewerker van Leopold II in Afrika PDF in French Koninklijk Museum van Belgisch Congo te Tervuren Luwel M 28 November 1984 LINDNER Otto PDF Biographie Coloniale Belge in French vol VII C Inst roy colon belge pp col 251 280 retrieved 2020 09 22 Newman James L 2004 Imperial Footprints Henry Morton Stanley s African Journeys Potomac Books Inc ISBN 978 1 57488 597 2 Retrieved 27 September 2020 Stengers Jean 1969 Leopold II et la rivalite franco anglaise en Afrique 1882 1884 Revue belge de philologie et d histoire in French 47 2 425 479 doi 10 3406 rbph 1969 2770 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Lindner amp oldid 1180578637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
