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Hace 5 días · One such explorer was John Hanning Speke, a British explorer who holds the distinction of being the first European to see Lake Victoria and identify it as the source of the Nile. In 1858, Speke embarked on an expedition to Africa with his companion Richard Burton, another famous explorer of the time.
Hace 1 día · John Hanning Speke (1827–64), African explorer and discoverer of the source of the Nile, is buried in the church. Ludwig Petterson (1868–1934), born in Bergen, Norway, was a Klondyke pioneer in 1898. He farmed in the parish by 1927, and is buried in the churchyard.
23 de may. de 2024 · John Hanning Speke was an army officer’s son who joined the army of the East India Company at the age of seventeen. He undertook three African expeditions, with the first two being in collaboration with Richard Burton, another renowned explorer.
10 de may. de 2024 · Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist.
Hace 6 días · The search by Europeans for the source of the Nile led to the sighting of the lake by the British explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858. Formerly known to the Arabs as Ukerewe, the lake was named by Speke in honour of Queen Victoria of England.
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10 de may. de 2024 · The Explorers, in a way, is a two-part story: readers learn all about the 1856 expedition of fearless explorers Richard Frances Burton and John Hanning Speke as they navigated uncharted African geography to find the source of the Nile river.
Hace 4 días · Mountains of the Moon follows the journey of explorers Burton and Speke in search of the source of the Nile River. The cast features Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton, Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke, Richard E. Grant as Oliphant, and more.
