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Samuel Baker

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British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821-1893)

Historical FiguresLived 1821 to 1893 · aged 72
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Sir Samuel White Baker was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt.

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1867Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
1865Patron’s Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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Sir Samuel White Baker was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria.

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Lived 1821 to 1893 · aged 72
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