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John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton, was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.

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Born
(1827-05-04)4 May 1827 Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Burial place
Dowlish Wake, Somerset
Died
15 September 1864(1864-09-15) (aged 37) Neston Park, Wiltshire, England
Occupations
Military officer, explorer

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Return to London and third expedition

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Source of the Nile is settled, 1874–1877

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John Hanning Speke

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John Hanning Speke

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related to External links · 17
John Hanning Speke → Burtoniana, DNB, East Africa, Ibis Jubilee Supplement, Internet ArchiveWorks, James Grant, John Hanning SpekeFirst Footsteps, LibriVox, Nile, Project GutenbergThe Discovery Of, Richard Francis Burton, Richard Francis BurtonWorks, Selected Bibliography, Speke's, The Source Of The, The Times, Works
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John Hanning Speke → (1827-05-04)4 May 1827 Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Burial place · 1
John Hanning Speke → Dowlish Wake, Somerset
Died · 1
John Hanning Speke → 15 September 1864(1864-09-15) (aged 37) Neston Park, Wiltshire, England
Occupations · 1
John Hanning Speke → Military officer, explorer

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