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Romolo Gessi (30 April 1831 – 1 May 1881), also called Gessi Pasha, was an Italian soldier, governor in the Turkish-Egyptian administration and explorer of north-east Africa, who described the course of the White Nile in 19th-century Sudan and modern Uganda. Gessi was born to an Italian father and Armenian mother from Istanbul in Ravenna, in Romagna. He acquired his military experience serving in the volunteer corps of Garibaldi in 1859 and 1860. He was one of numerous Garibaldi volunteers who went on to be regular soldiers, not only in the new Italian army, but in several others.

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  • Romolo Gessi (de)
  • Rómulo Gessi (es)
  • Romolo Gessi (it)
  • Romolo Gessi (en)
  • Romolo Gessi (sv)
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  • Romolo Gessi (30 April 1831 – 1 May 1881), also called Gessi Pasha, was an Italian soldier, governor in the Turkish-Egyptian administration and explorer of north-east Africa, who described the course of the White Nile in 19th-century Sudan and modern Uganda. Gessi was born to an Italian father and Armenian mother from Istanbul in Ravenna, in Romagna. He acquired his military experience serving in the volunteer corps of Garibaldi in 1859 and 1860. He was one of numerous Garibaldi volunteers who went on to be regular soldiers, not only in the new Italian army, but in several others. (en)
  • Romolo Gessi Pascha (* 30. April 1831 auf See; † 1. Mai 1881 in Sues) war ein britischer Offizier, Afrikaforscher und Gouverneur im ägyptischen Sudan italienischer Herkunft. Romolo Gessi ist als Sohn von Marco Gessi († 1842) und Elisabetta Golobetti am 30. April 1831 auf einer Schiffsreise von Konstantinopel nach Bukarest geboren. Marco Gessi war politischer Flüchtling aus Ravenna, studierte in London, erhielt die britische Staatsbürgerschaft und wurde britischer Vizekonsul in Bukarest. Bis zum Tode seines Vaters lebte Romolo Gessi in Bukarest, besuchte dann die Theresianische Militärakademie in Wien und lebte darauf beim Bruder seiner Mutter in Halle (Saale). Von 1848 bis 1853 arbeitete er wie sein Vater beim britischen Konsulat in Bukarest. Während des Krimkrieges war Gessi in der britis (de)
  • Rómulo Gessi (30 de abril de 1813 - 1 de mayo de 1881), también conocido como Gessi Pasha, nació en Ravenna, Romaña. Fue un soldado y explorador Italiano del noreste de África, en especial las zonas de Sudán y del Río Nilo. Gessi adquirió su experiencia militar por su voluntariado en el servicio de las tropas de Garibaldi en 1859 y en 1860. Luego de este, pasó a ser un miembro del ejército, al igual que muchos de sus compañeros. (es)
  • Romolo Gessi, pascià (30 aprile 1831 – Suez, 24 aprile 1881), è stato un geografo, esploratore e militare italiano.Durante il corso della guerra di Crimea strinse duratura amicizia con il futuro generale inglese Charles George Gordon. Nel 1859, allo scoppio della Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana, lasciò la Romania dove lavorava per il registro navale Lloyds a Sulina, e si arruolò nell'Armata sarda, inquadrato nel corpo dei Cacciatori delle Alpi, dove combatté agli ordini del generale Giuseppe Garibaldi, nella campagna del Trentino. Nel 1873 l'amico Gordon, nel frattempo diventato governatore della provincia del Sudan, lo chiamò a prestare servizio in Sudan con il grado di maggiore dell'esercito egiziano, e l'incarico di reprimere la rivolta scoppiata tra la tribù degli Schilluk. Fidu (it)
  • Romolo Gessi, född den 30 april 1831 i Konstantinopel, död den 30 april 1881 i Suez, var en italiensk Afrikaresande. Gessi deltog på engelsmännens sida i Krimkriget och blev därigenom bekant med Gordon, på vars uppmaning han 1874 begav sig till Khartoum. År 1876 kartlade han som egyptisk officer i Sudan den dittills obekanta sträckan av mellan och Albert Njansa, vilken sjö han före någon annan europé kringseglade. Efter ett fåfängt försök att från tränga fram till gallaländerna undertryckte han 1880 ett uppror i södra Dar-Fur och område samt utnämndes till pascha och guvernör i provinsen Bahr el-gasal. På återfärden därifrån till Khartoum blev han samma år tre månader avspärrad av växtsamlingar i floden, varvid större delen av hans 400 man starka eskort omkom genom umbäranden; själv av (sv)
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