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Bookmark or Share- African Apocalypse: The real ‘heart of darkness’ - BBCBut over the years, historians have pointed to the influence of several real-life people for his depiction of his antagonist Kurtz, including Léon Rom, an administrator for Belgian King Leopold...
- MR. KURTZ, I PRESUME | The New YorkerDescribes various, usually brutal prototypes for Kurtz in the Congo, including Georges Antoine Klein, Arthur Hodister, Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Leon Rom, and Lion Fievez... Kurtz is a cultural...
- The Heart of Darkness: Review and RecapOpinion. The Heart of Darkness: Review and Recap. Dylan Ramos, JournalistNovember 21, 2019. Leon Rom, 1880, the rumored inspiration for the character Mr. Kurtz. The Roi des Belges (“King of the Belgians”-French), riverboat Conrad commanded on the upper Congo, 1889.
- The Butcher of CongoLeopold next sent in his hordes, including Leon Rom, to use absolute terror to rule the land and ship out the wealth. It was the brutality of Leopold's agents that would catch the eye of the world and lead to his forced sale of Congo to the Belgian government in 1908.
- Léon Rom | Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki | FandomApril 2, 1859. Mons, Belgium. Died. January 30, 1924 (aged 64) Ixelles, Belgium. Nationality. Belgian. Occupation. Soldier, colonial official. Source. Léon Auguste Théophile Rom (1859–1924) was a Belgian soldier and colonial official who became prominent in the administration of the Congo Free State during the late 19th century. Contents.
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