HEUGLIN, THEODORE voN, Baron, 1824-76; African and Arctic traveler, b. Wfirtem berg. He went to Egypt in 1851, and till 1865 the me. regions of Africa were the main scene of his labors. In 1852 he accompanied Dr. Reitz, the Austrian consul at Kamm, upon his fatal journey to Abyssinia; in 1853, having been appointed Dr. Reitz's successor in the consulate, lie visited Kordofan and the lower course of the white Nile; and in 1857, on his return, after about two years' absence in Europe, he was commissioned by the grand-duke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria to explore the countries along time w. coast of the Red sea. Front the latter part of 1858 to the latter part of 1860 lie was again in Europe; but in 1861 he was placed at the head of the Vogel search expedition, which included Munzinger, Steudner, and Kinzelback, and was expected to make its way to Wadai. Having reiVctiedf Xai-slieeha, however, the explorers broke up into three parties, Heuglin accompanying Steudner and Schubert in the direction of Adon, Gondar. and the Galls lands. At Khartum thay joined Miss Tinne's party, and pro
ceeded to lake Bey and the Kosanga river, but Steudner died on April 10, 1863, and Heuglin was compelled by sickness to retrace his steps. He returned to Europe in 1865. In 1870 and 1871 he made a valuable series of explorations in Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla; but 1875 found him again in n.e. Africa, in the country of the Beni Amer and Habab. An invitation from the khedive took him abroad again in 1876, but receiving no definite appointment he returned to Europe. Later iu the same year he was engaged in preparing for an exploration of the island of Socotra, when he was sud denly carried off by inflammation of the lungs.