Karl Mauch

Karl Gottlieb Mauch was a German explorer and geographer of Africa. He reported on the archaeological ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 1871 during his search for the biblical land of Ophir.

7 May 1837

Born on the same birth day (7 May): Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia • Alexander Ludwig • Almudena Grandes • Daria Kasatkina • Earl Thomas • Jean Lapierre • Johnny Maestro • Lenox Hewitt • Lisa Raitt • Philip Baxter • Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia • Robert Browning • Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome • Teresa Brewer • Terry Allen (artist)

Born in the same month (May 1837): Adam Opel • Anatole Mallet • George Ashlin • Itagaki Taisuke • Józef Wieniawski • Tony Pastor • Wild Bill Hickok