Julius Popper
Romanian explorer
Died when: 35 years 172 days (425 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Julius Popper (December 15, 1857 – June 5, 1893), also known in Spanish as Julio Popper (Spanish pronunciation: ['xuljo po'pe?]), was a Wallachian-born Romanian-Argentine engineer, adventurer, and explorer.
Popper was one of the perpetrators of the genocide against the native Selk'nam people.He was known as a modern "conquistador" of Tierra del Fuego in southern South America, and was a controversial and influential figure.
He may have produced plans for the modern outline of the city of Havana, Cuba.
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