David Livingstone
1813 to 1873
7 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for David Livingstone across 6 places, from 1813 to 1874. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where David Livingstone was documented, and when
19 March 1813exact date
Bothwellattested
“Livingstone was born on 19 March 1813 in the mill town of Blantyre, Scotland, in a tenement building for the workers of a cotton factory on the banks of the River Clyde under the bridge crossing into Bothwell.”
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January 1839month
Ongar, Essexattested
“At Ongar, he and six other students had tuition in Greek, Latin, Hebrew and theology from the Reverend Richard Cecil, who in January 1839 assessed that despite "heaviness of manner" and "rusticity", Livingstone had "sense and quiet vigou…”
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June 1839month
Londonattested
“In June 1839 the LMS directors accepted Livingstone and agreed to his request to continue studying with Cecil at Ongar until the end of the year, then have LMS support for medical studies in London.”
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1866year
African Great Lakesattested
“While talking about the slave trade in East Africa in his journals: Livingstone writes about a group of slaves forced to march by Arab slave traders in the African Great Lakes region when he was travelling there in 1866: He also describe…”
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10 November 1871exact date
Ujijiattested
“He found Livingstone in Ujiji on 10 November 1871, apparently greeting him with the words "Dr.”
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February 1874month
Ujijiattested
“The caravan encountered the expedition of English explorer Verney Lovett Cameron, who continued his march and reached Ujiji in February 1874, where he found and sent to England Livingstone's papers.”
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February 1874month
Englandattested
“The caravan encountered the expedition of English explorer Verney Lovett Cameron, who continued his march and reached Ujiji in February 1874, where he found and sent to England Livingstone's papers.”
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Places David Livingstone is documented in
Ujiji2 presences · 1871 to 1874
England1 presence · 1874London1 presence · 1839African Great Lakes1 presence · 1866
Bothwell1 presence · 1813
Ongar, Essex1 presence · 1839
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1800 to 1854period
Zanzibarmentioned
“Portuguese traders had penetrated to the middle of the continent from both sides, in 1853–1854 two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela, and around 1800 two native traders crossed from Angola to Mozambique.”
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1800 to 1854period
Benguelamentioned
“Portuguese traders had penetrated to the middle of the continent from both sides, in 1853–1854 two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela, and around 1800 two native traders crossed from Angola to Mozambique.”
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1800 to 1854period
Angolamentioned
“Portuguese traders had penetrated to the middle of the continent from both sides, in 1853–1854 two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela, and around 1800 two native traders crossed from Angola to Mozambique.”
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1800 to 1854period
Mozambiquementioned
“Portuguese traders had penetrated to the middle of the continent from both sides, in 1853–1854 two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela, and around 1800 two native traders crossed from Angola to Mozambique.”
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1830year
Kurumanmentioned
“From September to late December he trekked with the artisan missionary Roger Edwards, who had been at Kuruman since 1830 and had been told by Moffat to investigate potential for a new station.”
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17 November 1840exact date
Londonmentioned
“Livingstone left London on 17 November 1840, passenger on a sailing brig bound for the Cape of Good Hope, along with two other LMS missionaries: Ross, who had been ordained at the same service as him, and Ross's wife.”
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20 November 1840exact date
Albion Chapelmentioned
“On 20 November 1840 Livingstone was ordained a minister of the church, as was another missionary to South Africa, William Ross, in a service at the Albion Chapel, Finsbury.”
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20 November 1840exact date
South Africamentioned
“On 20 November 1840 Livingstone was ordained a minister of the church, as was another missionary to South Africa, William Ross, in a service at the Albion Chapel, Finsbury.”
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15 March 1841exact date
Simon's Townmentioned
“On 15 March 1841 the ship arrived at Simon's Bay, and for a month while it unloaded and loaded, the three stayed at Cape Town with missionary John Philip.”
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15 March 1841exact date
Cape Townmentioned
“On 15 March 1841 the ship arrived at Simon's Bay, and for a month while it unloaded and loaded, the three stayed at Cape Town with missionary John Philip.”
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January 1844month
Vaal Rivermentioned
“The Moffats, accompanied by two new missionary families, reached the Vaal River in January 1844.”
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1845year
Botswanamentioned
“Livingstone was obliged to leave his first mission at Mabotsa in Botswana in 1845 after irreconcilable differences emerged between him and his fellow missionary, Rogers Edwards, and because the Bakgatla were proving indifferent to the Go…”
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1847year
Salisbury National Cemeterymentioned
“Robert ended up being captured by the Confederate States Army and died at the Salisbury prison camp in Rowan County, North Carolina, which has since been termed, "North Carolina's Andersonville." # Agnes (born 1847 or 1857, died 1912; ma…”
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1847year
Rowan County, North Carolinamentioned
“Robert ended up being captured by the Confederate States Army and died at the Salisbury prison camp in Rowan County, North Carolina, which has since been termed, "North Carolina's Andersonville." # Agnes (born 1847 or 1857, died 1912; ma…”
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1857year
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January 1866month
1867year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Henry Morton StanleyUjiji · 1871Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of RussiaEngland · 1874Oscar I of SwedenLondon · 1839Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaLondon · 1839David Roberts (painter)London · 1839
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