John Hanning Speke
✓ Source-basedstableBritish military officer and explorer (1827-1864)
Historical FiguresLived 1827 to 1864 · aged 37
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John Hanning Speke was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton, was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.
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![An obelisk dedicated to Speke stands in Kensington Gardens, London[17]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Speke%E2%80%99s_Monument_in_the_Kensington_Gardens%2C_London_2013_%284%29.JPG/1280px-Speke%E2%80%99s_Monument_in_the_Kensington_Gardens%2C_London_2013_%284%29.JPG)
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Pierre Savorgnan de BrazzaAlso won Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Austen Henry LayardAlso won Founder’s Medal
Heinrich BarthAlso won Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Joseph Dalton HookerAlso won Founder’s Medal
James Clark RossAlso won Founder’s Medal
Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st BaronetAlso won Founder’s MedalAbout this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1827 to 1864 · aged 37
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