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John Hanning Speke (4 de maio de 1827 - 15 de setembro de 1864) foi um oficial do Exército britânico indiano que fez três viagens à África entre 1857 e 1858 junto com Richard Francis Burton em busca da nascente do Rio Nilo, assinalando o Lago Victoria como origem.
Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or ...
30 de abr. de 2024 · John Hanning Speke (born May 3, 1827, Bideford, Devon, England—died September 15, 1864, near Corsham, Wiltshire) was a British explorer who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, which he correctly identified as a source of the Nile.
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Há 2 dias · Speke was the first European to reach Lake Victoria and identify it as the source of the Nile. He led two expeditions to east Africa and faced a dispute with Richard Burton over his theory. He was killed in 1864 before a public debate.
9 de mai. de 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Hanning Speke, an English explorer who discovered the source of the Nile River in 1862. Find out how he reached Lake Victoria, faced opposition from Burton, and died in a tragic accident.
This web page is a digital version of a book by John Hanning Speke, a British explorer who claimed to have found the source of the Nile in Lake Victoria. The book contains his journals of his expeditions in East Africa, his encounters with Richard Burton and other people, and his maps and illustrations.
John Hanning Speke ( 4 de maio de 1827 - 15 de setembro de 1864) foi um oficial do Exército britânico indiano que fez três viagens à África entre 1857 e 1858 junto com Richard Francis Burton em busca da nascente do Rio Nilo, assinalando o Lago Victoria como origem.
