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Kálmán
Kálmán Kittenberger (Léva, 10 October 1881 - Nagymaros, 4 January 1958) was an Austro-Hungarian traveller, natural historian, biologist and collector. He was born in Léva, now in Slovakia (Levice). Kittenberger was born in a family with modest means. His father Imre Nándor Kittenberger was a shoemaker and his mother was Antónia Hangyási. He trained as a teacher in his hometown Léva and then in Budapest. While in Budapest he visited the National Museum regularly and learned the art of taxidermy. In 1902 he was forced to stop studies for pecuniary reasons and became a teacher in Tărlungeni. He received a letter from József Bársony to join an uncle Arzén Damaszkin into Africa and serve as a clerk. He however fell sick with malaria and was forced to convalesce. He then travelled along through Africa. After this first visit in 1902, he made five other journeys to Africa. He collected specimens extensively for the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. In 1904 he was nearly killed by a wounder lion. He spent a total of 16 years in Africa on 6 occasions. During a hunting trip in British Uganda in 1914, he was captured by the British authorities, and taken to an…