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John Hanning Speke
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British military officer and explorer (1827–1864)
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John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) was a British explorer, writer, botanist, and military personnel. Born in Bideford, he was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Speke died by suicide in Corsham. He received the Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations for his work.
As a writer, Speke produced works including *Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile*, *Hunt for the Source of the Nile*, *Discovery of the Source of the Nile*, *First footsteps in East Africa*, and *What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile*. His collections are held at the National Herbarium of Victoria, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, and the National Museum of Natural History.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1864
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile
- Hunt for the Source of the Nile
- Discovery of the Source of the Nile
- First footsteps in East Africa
- What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1827-05-04 ) 4 May 1827, Buckland Brewer , Devon , England
- Died
- 15 September 1864 (1864-09-15) (aged 37), Neston Park , Wiltshire , England
- Burial place
- Dowlish Wake , Somerset
- Occupations
- Military officer , explorer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bideford
- Place of death
- Corsham
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- ST-Speke.jpg
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- John Hanning Speke
- date of birth
- 1827-05-04
- date of death
- 1864-09-15
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- John Hanning Speke
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- John Hanning Speke
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- John Hanning Speke
- name in native language
- John Hanning Speke
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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Encyclopedic overview
Speke's coat of arms: Argent, two bars azure overall an eagle with two heads displayed gules (Speke of Whitelackington) with honourable augmentation a chief azure thereon a representation of flowing water proper superinscribed with the word "Nile" in letters gold
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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