Charles John Andersson

Charles John Andersson
Born(1827-03-04)4 March 1827
Värmland, Sweden
Died9 July 1867(1867-07-09) (aged 40)
Angola
Occupations
  • Trader
  • hunter
  • explorer

Charles John (Karl Johan) Andersson (4 March 1827 – 9 July 1867) was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist.

He is most famous for the many books he published about his travels, and for being one of the most notable explorers of southern Africa, mostly in present-day Namibia.

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