Giuseppe Maria Giulietti
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Giuseppe Maria Giulietti (December 28, 1847-May 25, 1881) was an Italian
soldier, geographer and explorer. He was born in a wealthy family in Casteggio
, province of Pavia
.
He enrolled in the Corpo Volontari Italiani (Italian Volunteers Corps) which fought against the Austria
ns in 1866, during the Italian independence wars
. Later he was called by Giacomo Doria
for his expedition to save the Antinori
expedition in Shewa
, a principality of Ethiopia
.
Afterwards he led several explorations in that country. During the last of them, he was killed by the Afar
tribes, together with Ettore Biglieri and thirty-one seamen of the ship Ettore Fieramosca in the southern Afar Depression
. The location of the massacre was identified by L.M. Nesbitt and his two Italian associates as the Tio waterhole in 1928, who erected a cairn to mark the spot. The explorers were then threatened by the local Afar who believed that they would then extract revenge for the deaths over a generation ago, and Nesbitt was able to talk their way out of certain death only with great difficulty.
In his memory, Raimondo Franchetti
named the lake he discovered in 1929 "Lake Giulietti" (also known as Lake Afrera
).
Giulietti's memoirs were published in 1882.
Italy
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soldier, geographer and explorer. He was born in a wealthy family in Casteggio
Casteggio
Casteggio is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 61 km south of Milan and about 25 km south of Pavia...
, province of Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
.
He enrolled in the Corpo Volontari Italiani (Italian Volunteers Corps) which fought against the Austria
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
ns in 1866, during the Italian independence wars
Italian Independence wars
The Wars of Italian Independence were three wars fought between Italian states and the Austrian Empire between 1848 and 1866, ending with the conquest of the entire Italian Peninsula...
. Later he was called by Giacomo Doria
Giacomo Doria
Marquis Giacomo Doria was an Italian naturalist and politician.He was the founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa in 1867, and director from then until his death...
for his expedition to save the Antinori
Orazio Antinori
Orazio Antinori was an Italian explorer and zoologist.Antinori was born in Perugia and studied natural history in Perugia and Rome. Afterwards he collaborated with Charles Lucien Bonaparte and illustrated Iconografia della Fauna Italica. From the middle of the 1840s he became interested in...
expedition in Shewa
Shewa
Shewa is a historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire...
, a principality of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
.
Afterwards he led several explorations in that country. During the last of them, he was killed by the Afar
Afar people
The Afar , also known as the Danakil, are an ethnic group in the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, although some also inhabit the southern point of Eritrea.-Early history:...
tribes, together with Ettore Biglieri and thirty-one seamen of the ship Ettore Fieramosca in the southern Afar Depression
Afar Depression
The Afar Triangle is a geological depression that is caused by the Afar Triple Junction which is part of the Great Rift Valley. It overlaps Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. The Afar Triangle includes the Danakil Depression and the lowest point in Africa, Lake Asal...
. The location of the massacre was identified by L.M. Nesbitt and his two Italian associates as the Tio waterhole in 1928, who erected a cairn to mark the spot. The explorers were then threatened by the local Afar who believed that they would then extract revenge for the deaths over a generation ago, and Nesbitt was able to talk their way out of certain death only with great difficulty.
In his memory, Raimondo Franchetti
Raimondo Franchetti
Baron Raimondo Franchetti has been the name of more than one Italian Baron, the most famous of whom lived from 1889 until his death in an airplane crash in the Egyptian desert in 1935.-Family:...
named the lake he discovered in 1929 "Lake Giulietti" (also known as Lake Afrera
Lake Afrera
Lake Afrera is a hypersaline lake in northern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 2 of the Afar Region, it is one of the lakes of the Danakil Depression. According to its entry in Lakenet, it has a surface area of , although another source states the area is 12,500 hectares...
).
Giulietti's memoirs were published in 1882.