# Joseph Thomson

> Joseph Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa. Thomson's gazelle and Thomson's Falls, Nyahururu, are named after him. Excelling as an explorer rather than an exact scientist, he avoided confrontations among his porters or with indigenous peoples, neither killing any native nor losing any of his men to violence. His motto is often quoted to be "He who goes gently, goes safely; he who goes safely, goes far."

*Scottish geologist and explorer (1858-1895)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1858-02-14
- **Died:** 1895-08-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Joseph Thomson](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson)
- [Joseph Thomson](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson)
- [Joseph Thomson (Entdecker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(Entdecker))
- [Joseph Thomson (explorer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(explorer))
- [Joseph Thomson (explorador)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(explorador))
- [جوزف تامسون (سیاح)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%81_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AD))
- [Joseph Thomson (tutkimusmatkailija)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(tutkimusmatkailija))
- [Joseph Thomson (explorateur)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(explorateur))
- [Joseph Thomson (esploratore)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(esploratore))
- [ジョセフ・トムソン (探検家)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3_(%E6%8E%A2%E6%A4%9C%E5%AE%B6))
- [Joseph Thomson (ontdekker)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson_(ontdekker))
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- [Joseph Thomson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson)
- [Томсон, Джозеф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84)
- [Joseph Thomson](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson)
- [Joseph Thomson](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Thomson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351577)

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