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  1. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Thanks guys! "mb1848", good work! So he was Irish!? And quite well-known. Not unusual that Irishmen is called "Anglais" (even if they themself dislike it). That Irish John Bell apparently died in combat, in Ethiopia, in 1860. Good, that rules out the US Mr. Bell (I got a bit worried there!)...
  2. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    I´m hesitating … "Narteb", Are you "dead certain", about 1841? Please check the link (here) attached earlier by "mb1848" (in his Post #13), pp. lxii-lxii: "In May, 1842, they [Messrs. Bell and Rouget] were at Gondar, whence, taking different routes, they returned to Massowah in August." ... ...
  3. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Thanks "mb1848" … Ok, yes, I´m with you that far, Monsieur "Bel" is Mr. Bell … But (always that irritating but) according to Vol I, page 524 (link here) I assumed he was yet another an unkown person, an Englishman ("Rencontre dʼun jeune Anglais, M. Bell, que nous avions connu au Caire.")...
  4. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Thanks "nartreb"! A thousand thanks for taking the time to read all those pages! But it sure was worth it ... Now we know when he died. In 1841! Good work! He was apparently burried in Enticho, but did he die there as well? Or did he pass away in Aber-Semmaka or was it in Messawah?
  5. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    "mb1848" ... ? Just curious of how you came to think of "John G. Bell"? Who´s he? And what has he got to do with either "Quartin-Dillon" or Rouget?
  6. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Thanks "nartreb"! Please do, as this, or 1842, is what I expected ... I wonder where the Death year 1840 came from, as claimed by most sources? Keep up the good work! I´ll wait, patience and grateful ...
  7. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Thanks Justin and "narteb"! I´d say; that, the context, at this point, is our major concern. To pin-point his death year. A specific year would help greatly, making further research possible ... Or does anyone already know? For sure?!
  8. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Some little nagging … No-one of our French friends feel like browsing through those volumes of Ferret and Galinier's Voyage en Abyssinie dans les Provinces du Tigré, du Samen et de l’Amhara ? I realize it´s a bit much to ask, but I do it anyway? Especially those certain pages noted in Post...
  9. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    mb1848, as you see ... a lot is unknown. Any clues of where you read that?
  10. Björn Bergenholtz

    Monsieur Rouget and "his" Rail …

    Here´s yet another mysterious Frenchman and "his" bird! This time we´re taking a look at Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE 1843 a k a "Abyssinian Crake" or "Abyssinian Rail ... This truly Abyssinian (Distribution: Ethiopia & Eritrea) bird was described as "Rallus Rougetii" by...
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