Léon Rom
Belgian colonial official, military officer, and commercial agent (1859–1924) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Léon Auguste Théophile Rom (2 April 1859 – 30 January 1924) was a Belgian soldier and mid-ranking colonial official, military officer, and commercial agent in the Congo Free State. His reputation for brutality has led some to speculate that Rom served as an inspiration for the character of Mr. Kurtz in Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of Darkness.