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title: Carl Peters
author: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R30019
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21702/carl-peters/
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updated: 2026-03-26
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# Carl Peters

_Authored by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R30019_

## Image File

[![Carl Peters](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21702.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21702.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of the German explorer and colonial administrator Carl Peters (1856-1918). He was instrumental in establishing [German East Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/German_East_Africa/) in the 1880s but was later dismissed for his brutal regime.

German Federal Archives

## Cite This Work

### APA
183-R30019, B. B. (2026, March 26). Carl Peters. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21702/carl-peters/>
### Chicago
183-R30019, Bundesarchiv, Bild. "Carl Peters." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 26, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21702/carl-peters/>.
### MLA
183-R30019, Bundesarchiv, Bild. "Carl Peters." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Mar 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21702/carl-peters/>.

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