Mary Kingsley

Also known as Mary Henrietta Kingsley, Miss Kingsley, M. H. Kingsley

British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900)

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Works: 35

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Hippo Banquet
Travels in West Africa
Travels in West Africa : (Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons)
Travels in West Africa, Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons
Travels in West Africa, Congo Franyais, Corisco and Cameroons

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Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1922-10-28
Active to: 2019-12-10

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Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an English explorer, travel writer, and ethnographic observer known for her journeys through West Africa and for her influential writings on African societies and colonial policy.

Between 1893 and 1895 she travelled widely in regions of present-day Sierra Leone, Angola, Gabon, and Cameroon, often journeying alone in areas rarely visited by Europeans. During these expeditions she collected zoological specimens for the British Museum and documented local religious practices, social customs, and political systems.