David Livingstone

David Livingstone (March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume."

Source of the Nile

In March 1866, Livingstone returned to Africa, this time to Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), where he set out to seek the source of the Nile. Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, and Samuel Baker had earlier (and correctly) identified either Lake Albert or Lake Victoria as the source, but the matter was still debated vigorously. Finding the Lualaba River, which feeds the Congo River, Livingstone decided that this river was in fact the "real" Nile.

Related Topics:
1866 - Africa - Zanzibar - Tanzania - Nile - Richard Francis Burton - John Hanning Speke - Samuel Baker - Lake Albert - Lake Victoria - Lualaba River - Congo River

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