Julius Popper | |
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Died | June 5, 1893 | (aged 35)
Nationality | Romanian |
Other names | Julio Popper |
Citizenship | Ottoman Empire, Argentina |
Known for | Being a major perpetrator of the Selk'nam genocide[citation needed] |
Julius Popper (December 15, 1857 – June 5, 1893), known in Spanish as Julio Popper (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo poˈpeɾ]), was a Romanian-born Argentine colonial engineer, adventurer, and explorer.[1] He was known as a modern "conquistador" of Tierra del Fuego in southern South America, and was both a controversial and influential figure. Popper was one of the main perpetrators of the genocide against the native Selk'nam people[citation needed] in the islands,[2][3] and the circumstances surrounding his own death remain a mystery.