Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer was a British subject by naturalisation but of German descent, who was a leading entrepreneur in what is now Malawi for around fifteen years between his arrival in 1888 and his departure. He rapidly built-up commercial operations including wholesale and retail trading, considerable holdings of land, cotton and coffee plantations and a fleet of steamers on the Zambezi and Shire rivers. Sharrer was prominent in pressure groups that represented the interests of European planters and their businesses to the colonial authorities, and was responsible for the development of the first railway in what had become the British Central Africa Protectorate, whose construction was agreed in 1902. In 1902, Sharrer consolidate all his business interests into the British Centra
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| - Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer was a British subject by naturalisation but of German descent, who was a leading entrepreneur in what is now Malawi for around fifteen years between his arrival in 1888 and his departure. He rapidly built-up commercial operations including wholesale and retail trading, considerable holdings of land, cotton and coffee plantations and a fleet of steamers on the Zambezi and Shire rivers. Sharrer was prominent in pressure groups that represented the interests of European planters and their businesses to the colonial authorities, and was responsible for the development of the first railway in what had become the British Central Africa Protectorate, whose construction was agreed in 1902. In 1902, Sharrer consolidate all his business interests into the British Centra (en)
- Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer est un sujet britannique par naturalisation, d'ascendance allemande, entrepreneur de premier plan dans ce qui est de nos jours le Malawi pendant quinze ans entre son arrivée en 1888 et son départ. Il met en place des opérations commerciales, notamment le commerce de gros et de détail, devient propriétaire d'immenses surfaces de terres, crée des plantations de coton et de café et opère une flotte de bateaux à vapeur sur le Zambèze et la rivière Shire. Il est une figure importante du groupe de pression représentant les intérêts des planteurs européens auprès des autorités coloniales, il est à la base du développement du premier chemin de fer dans le protectorat britannique d'Afrique centrale dont la construction commence en 1903. En 1902, Eugene Sharrer rassembl (fr)
- Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer adalah seorang pengusaha terkemuka di wilayah yang sekarang bernama Malawi selama lima belas tahun sejak kedatangannya pada tahun 1888 hingga saat ia meninggalkan wilayah tersebut. Ia dalam waktu cepat membangun usaha komersial termasuk perdagangan grosir dan eceran, kepemilikan tanah yang luas, perkebunan kapas dan kopi, serta armada kapal uap di sungai Zambezi dan . (in)
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| - Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer was a British subject by naturalisation but of German descent, who was a leading entrepreneur in what is now Malawi for around fifteen years between his arrival in 1888 and his departure. He rapidly built-up commercial operations including wholesale and retail trading, considerable holdings of land, cotton and coffee plantations and a fleet of steamers on the Zambezi and Shire rivers. Sharrer was prominent in pressure groups that represented the interests of European planters and their businesses to the colonial authorities, and was responsible for the development of the first railway in what had become the British Central Africa Protectorate, whose construction was agreed in 1902. In 1902, Sharrer consolidate all his business interests into the British Central Africa Company Ltd and became its principal shareholder Shortly after this he left British Central Africa permanently for London, although he retained his financial interests in the territory. Very little is known of his history before he arrived in Central Africa but he died in London during the First World War. (en)
- Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer est un sujet britannique par naturalisation, d'ascendance allemande, entrepreneur de premier plan dans ce qui est de nos jours le Malawi pendant quinze ans entre son arrivée en 1888 et son départ. Il met en place des opérations commerciales, notamment le commerce de gros et de détail, devient propriétaire d'immenses surfaces de terres, crée des plantations de coton et de café et opère une flotte de bateaux à vapeur sur le Zambèze et la rivière Shire. Il est une figure importante du groupe de pression représentant les intérêts des planteurs européens auprès des autorités coloniales, il est à la base du développement du premier chemin de fer dans le protectorat britannique d'Afrique centrale dont la construction commence en 1903. En 1902, Eugene Sharrer rassemble tous ses intérêts commerciaux dans une entreprise, la British Central Africa Company (BCAC), dont il est le principal actionnaire. Peu de temps après, il quitte définitivement l'Afrique pour s'installer à Londres, mais ses principaux intérêts financiers restent dans le protectorat. On connait très peu de choses de lui avant son arrivée en Afrique, mais on sait qu'il meurt à Londres pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. (fr)
- Eugene Charles Albert Sharrer adalah seorang pengusaha terkemuka di wilayah yang sekarang bernama Malawi selama lima belas tahun sejak kedatangannya pada tahun 1888 hingga saat ia meninggalkan wilayah tersebut. Ia dalam waktu cepat membangun usaha komersial termasuk perdagangan grosir dan eceran, kepemilikan tanah yang luas, perkebunan kapas dan kopi, serta armada kapal uap di sungai Zambezi dan . Sharrer tergolong menonjol dalam kelompok advokasi yang mewakili kepentingan pengusaha perkebunan Eropa dan urusan mereka dengan pemerintah , serta bertanggung jawab atas perkembangan rel kereta api pertama di daerah yang kini bernama Protektorat Afrika Tengah Britania, yang pembuatannya disetujui pada tahun 1902. Pada tahun 1902, Sharrer menggabungkan semua kepentingan bisnisnya dalam dan menjadi pemegang saham utamanya. Tak lama setelahnya, ia meninggalkan Afrika Tengah dan menuju London, meski dia tetap menmpertahankan kepentingan finansialnya di daerah itu. Sedikit diketahui mengenai sejarahnya sebelum ia tiba di Afrika Tengah namun tercatat ia meninggal di London saat Perang Dunia I. (in)
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