John Kirk

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Scottish physician, naturalist, companion to David Livingstone and administrator in Zanzibar (1832-1922)

ScientistsLived 1832 to 1922 · aged 89

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Sir John Kirk was a British physician, naturalist, companion to explorer David Livingstone, and a British administrator in Zanzibar, East Africa, where he was instrumental in ending the slave trade in that country.

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Dr Livingstone's ship the Ma Robert, photographed on the Zambesi at Lupata by John Kirk

Ochna kirkii

Kirk's red colobus of Zanzibar, Procolobus kirkii, taken at Jozani Forest, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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1882Patron’s Medal

Fellow of the Royal Society

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George Mercer DawsonAlso won Patron’s Medal

Charles EvansAlso won Patron’s Medal

Edgeworth DavidAlso won Patron’s Medal

Jean MalaurieAlso won Patron’s Medal

Robert John McClureAlso won Patron’s Medal

Alastair FothergillAlso won Patron’s Medal

John Kirk

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