Gróf Teleki Samu indítékai afrikai expedíciójának szervezésében
The Rationale behind Count Sámuel Teleki’s Expedition to Africa

Summary/Abstract: Explorer of Central Africa, Transylvanian magnate Samuel Teleki cannot be regarded as a majorrepresentative of any scientifi c fi eld of study. However, in the wake of his expedition to Kenya,count Teleki is given a prominent position among the distinguished natural scientists of his time. Mypresent research focuses on the circumstances of count Teleki’s trip to Africa and aims to unfoldthe rationale behind his decision to explore „the Dark Continent” by using information from thenewspapers of the time, biographical works and the count’s own autobiographical writings.

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