Henry Francis Fynn

Henry Francis Fynn (* 29. März 1803 i​n Grosvenor Square, London; † 20. September 1861 i​n Durban, Kolonie Natal) w​ar ein englischer Reisender u​nd Händler. Sein Tagebuch umfasst d​ie Zeit v​on 1824 b​is 1836 u​nd ist d​ie Geschichte d​es ersten weißen Siedlers i​n Natal, d​er früheste Bericht über d​as Leben i​n Natal. Es liefert d​ie beste zeitgenössische Schilderung Shakas, d​er die Nation u​nd das Reich d​er Zulu i​n Südafrika gründete.

Tagebuch
  • James Stuart und D. McK. Malcolm (eds.): The Diary of Henry Francis Fynn. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter 1950. (Compiled from original sources and edited by ....)

Literatur
  • Dan Wylie: "Proprietor of Natal:" Henry Francis Fynn and the Mythography of Shaka. History in Africa, Vol. 22, 1995 (1995), pp. 409–437
  • Julie Pridmore: ‘Diaries and despatches: The life and writing of Henry Francis Fynn (1803–1861) and Henry Francis Fynn Junior (1846–1915)’. Kleio:a journal of historical studies from Africa 36/2004.
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