Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (2 June 1846 – 12 January 1918) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, and official for the Congo Free State. He is known for his work between 1882 and 1885 in establishing a European presence in the regions around Lake Tanganyika, during which he supported the White Fathers missionaries and attempted to suppress the East African slave trade.
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2 June 1846 Wetteren, East Flanders, Belgium
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Died |
12 January 1918 (aged 71) Ixelles, Belgium
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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