Hugh Clapperton
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Royal Navy officer and explorer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1788
- Died
- 1827
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa
- Second voyage dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique depuis le Golfe de Bénin jusqu'à Sackatou par le Capitaine Clapperton pendant les années 1825, 1826 et 1827
- Journal of a second expedition into the interior of Africa
- Richard Lander from Kano to the sea-coast
- Difficult & dangerous roads
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugh
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Annan
- Place of death
- Sokoto
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- Hugh Clapperton portrait.jpg
- Work location
- West Africa
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Hugh Clapperton
- date of birth
- 1788-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Hugh Clapperton
- date of death
- 1827-00-00
- manner of death
- dysentery
- ethnic group
- Scottish people
- writing language
- English language
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Hugh Clapperton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana