30/09/2026
ALFRED ILG STAMP ( 1854 - 1913 ) SWITZERLAND
He was born in Switzerland and studied engineering at the federal Polytechnic in Zurich. When Melilik II , the then king of show and later emperor of Ethiopia, called up on foreign technicians and craftsman to serve at his court, Alfred took the opportunity and left Switzerland in 1878 at age of twenty-five. After an arduous , eight-month-long journey, Ilg arrived in Ethiopia in 1879 . He contributed a lot particular Addis Ababa. He built Menelik's palace, roads, bridges, water supply system, the railway between Addis Ababa to Dijibouty, the most important technical achievement of Allge. He also assisted as a messenger.According to a scholar, said Alfre Ilg speaks well known Amharic and Gee'ez .
The 125th anniversary of the Ethio postal service had been issued the Alfred Ilg stamp as a commemoration.
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