Carl Peters was a German explorer and colonial administrator. He was a major promoter of the establishment of the German colony of East Africa and one of the founders of the German East Africa Company. Wikipedia
Born: September 27, 1856, Amt Neuhaus, Germany
Died: September 10, 1918 (age 61 years), Bad Harzburg, Germany
Spouse: Thea Herbers (m. 1909–1918)
Organization founded: Society for German Colonization
Place of burial: Friedhof Hannover (Engesohde), Hanover, Germany