Wilhelm Junker

Wilhelm Junker
Born6 April [O.S. 25 March] 1840
Moscow
DiedFebruary 13, 1892(1892-02-13) (aged 51)
Saint Petersburg
Known forRussian explorer of Africa, participant of ethnographic expeditions of the Russian Geographical Society and Emin Pasha
AwardsVega Medal

Wilhelm Junker (Russian: Василий Васильевич Юнкер; 6 April [O.S. 25 March] 1840 – 13 February [O.S. 01 February] 1892) was a Russian explorer of Africa. Junker was of German descent.

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