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Harry Johnston

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British explorer, botanist, linguist and colonial administrator (1858-1927)

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Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak some of the languages spoken by people on that continent.

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1904Founder’s Medal
1896Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
honorary degree
Livingstone Medal
Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London

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Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak some of the languages spoken by people on that continent. He published 40 books on subjects related to the continent of Africa and was one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa that occurred at the end of the 19th century.

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Lived 1858 to 1927 · aged 69
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