Richard Buchta: Biography, Facts and Career
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Richard Buchta (Austrian German: [ˈrɪçard ˈbʊxta]; 19 January 1845 – 29 July 1894) was an Austrian explorer in East Africa, travel writer, painter and photographer. Born in Radlow, Galicia, in the Austrian Empire, he traveled widely, first to Germany, France as well as the Balkans, and later also to Turkey, Egypt and the Sudan. Upon his return to Germany and later to Austria, he published several books on the geography, ethnic groups and political conditions of Sudan in the 1870s and 1880s. His historical photographs, taken mainly in southern Sudan, have been regarded as the earliest photographs of ethnic people living along the White Nile and beyond.
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- Full name: Richard Buchta
- Born: 1845-01-19
- Nationality: Austria–Hungary
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q85584
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Who is Richard Buchta?
Richard Buchta (Austrian German: [ˈrɪçard ˈbʊxta]; 19 January 1845 – 29 July 1894) was an Austrian explorer in East Africa, travel writer, painter and photographer.
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Richard Buchta is Austria–Hungary.
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Richard Buchta was born on 1845-01-19.
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