Paul Du Chaillu

Paul Du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist and explorer (died 1903)

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Born: July 31, 1835
Died: April 30, 1903
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1835

About Paul Du Chaillu

Paul Belloni Du Chaillu was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the Pygmy people of central Africa. He later researched the prehistory of Scandinavia. Bucher presented evidence to back Clodd's view, including records of Du Chaillu's father.

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The world when Paul Du Chaillu was born

Paul Du Chaillu was born in 1835. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineTexas Revolution begins — Battle of the Alamo
Technology milestoneSamuel Colt patents the revolver
World population~1.15B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
U.S. population15.0M

1835 versus 2026

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Measure	1835	2026
Population	15.0M	341 million

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