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Olive Temple

Scottish traveller and author (1880-1936) · Historical Figures · Died at 56

Olive Susan Miranda Temple was a Scottish writer and traveller, known for her work in natural history and ethnography. In 1910-1911, she journeyed 6,000 km through parts of Africa little known to Europeans to visit her fiancé's grave, and later published a book based on her observations.

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In Africa, she later met and married the colonial official Charles Lindsay Temple, and wrote a second book about the geography and ethnography of Northern Nigeria. The couple eventually settled in Granada.

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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1936 · aged 56