John Hanning Speke
1827 to 1864
9 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for John Hanning Speke across 9 places, from 1827 to 1864. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where John Hanning Speke was documented, and when
4 May 1827exact date
Orleigh Courtattested
“Speke was born on 4 May 1827 at Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer, near Bideford, North Devon.”
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4 May 1827exact date
Bidefordattested
“Speke was born on 4 May 1827 at Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer, near Bideford, North Devon.”
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8 May 1859exact date
Adenattested
“Once in Aden, Burton was not granted a medical certificate to travel and thus Speke left on and arrived in England on 8 May 1859.”
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8 May 1859exact date
Englandattested
“Once in Aden, Burton was not granted a medical certificate to travel and thus Speke left on and arrived in England on 8 May 1859.”
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28 July 1862exact date
Lake Victoriaattested
“After numerous months of delays Speke reached Lake Victoria on 28 July 1862, and then travelled on the west side around Lake Victoria but only seeing it from time to time; but on the north side of the lake, Speke found the Nile flowing o…”
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28 July 1862exact date
Lakeattested
“After numerous months of delays Speke reached Lake Victoria on 28 July 1862, and then travelled on the west side around Lake Victoria but only seeing it from time to time; but on the north side of the lake, Speke found the Nile flowing o…”
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16 September 1864exact date
Neston Parkattested
“A debate was planned between Speke and Burton before the geographical section of the British Association in Bath on 16 September 1864, but Speke had died the previous afternoon from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound while shooting…”
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16 September 1864exact date
Wiltshireattested
“A debate was planned between Speke and Burton before the geographical section of the British Association in Bath on 16 September 1864, but Speke had died the previous afternoon from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound while shooting…”
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16 September 1864exact date
Bath, Somersetattested
“A debate was planned between Speke and Burton before the geographical section of the British Association in Bath on 16 September 1864, but Speke had died the previous afternoon from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound while shooting…”
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Places John Hanning Speke is documented in
Bath, Somerset1 presence · 1864England1 presence · 1859Wiltshire1 presence · 1864
Aden1 presence · 1859
Bideford1 presence · 1827
Lake1 presence · 1862
Lake Victoria1 presence · 1862
Neston Park1 presence · 1864
Orleigh Court1 presence · 1827
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1854year
Somersetmentioned
“In 1854 he made his first voyage to Africa, first arriving in Aden to ask permission of the Political Resident of this British Outpost to cross the Gulf of Aden and collect specimens in Somalia for his family's natural history museum in…”
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1854year
Adenmentioned
“In 1854 he made his first voyage to Africa, first arriving in Aden to ask permission of the Political Resident of this British Outpost to cross the Gulf of Aden and collect specimens in Somalia for his family's natural history museum in…”
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1854year
Somaliamentioned
“In 1854 he made his first voyage to Africa, first arriving in Aden to ask permission of the Political Resident of this British Outpost to cross the Gulf of Aden and collect specimens in Somalia for his family's natural history museum in…”
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June 1857month
Ungujamentioned
“The journey, which started from Zanzibar Island in June 1857, where they stayed at the residence of Atkins Hamerton, the British consul, was extremely strenuous and both men fell ill from a variety of tropical diseases once they went inl…”
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June 1857month
Zanzibarmentioned
“The journey, which started from Zanzibar Island in June 1857, where they stayed at the residence of Atkins Hamerton, the British consul, was extremely strenuous and both men fell ill from a variety of tropical diseases once they went inl…”
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7 November 1857exact date
Kazehmentioned
“By 7 November 1857, they had travelled over 600 miles on foot and donkey and reached Kazeh (Tabora), where they rested and recuperated among Arab slave traders who had a settlement there.”
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February 1858month
Ujijimentioned
“After an arduous journey, the two arrived in Ujiji in February 1858 and became the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika (although Speke was partially blind at this point and could not properly see the lake).”
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February 1858month
Lake Tanganyikamentioned
“After an arduous journey, the two arrived in Ujiji in February 1858 and became the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika (although Speke was partially blind at this point and could not properly see the lake).”
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February 1858month
Lakementioned
“After an arduous journey, the two arrived in Ujiji in February 1858 and became the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika (although Speke was partially blind at this point and could not properly see the lake).”
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26 September 1858exact date
Kazehmentioned
“On 26 September 1858 the return journey from Kazeh was started with 152 porters; both men had to return as their military leaves were coming to an end, although Jeal contends that they could have extended the trip by asking for an extens…”
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13 June 1859exact date
Royal Geographical Societymentioned
“The two presented joint papers concerning the expedition to the Royal Geographical Society on 13 June 1859.”
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27 April 1860exact date
Zanzibarmentioned
“Together with James Augustus Grant, Speke left Portsmouth on 27 April 1860 and departed from Zanzibar in October 1860.”
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27 April 1860exact date
Portsmouthmentioned
“Together with James Augustus Grant, Speke left Portsmouth on 27 April 1860 and departed from Zanzibar in October 1860.”
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January 1863month
Gondokoromentioned
“By January 1863 Speke and Grant reached Gondokoro in Southern Sudan, where he met Samuel Baker and his "wife".”
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January 1863month
June 1863month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Thomas Henry HuxleyRoyal Society · 1859Augustus De MorganRoyal Society · 1859Edward FranklandRoyal Society · 1859
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