Pellegrino Matteucci

Pellegrino Matteucci (born October 13, 1850, Ravenna [Italy]—died August 8, 1881, London, England) was an Italian explorer who was the first European to traverse the whole of the African continent north of the equator from Egypt to the Gulf of Guinea. The journey took him through many parts of Africa that had been only marginally explored by Europeans. While his crossing is well remembered as an exploit, Matteucci failed to compile any significant geographical observations....