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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_Thomson_(explorer)Joseph Thomson (explorer) - Wikipedia

    Geologist and explorer. Joseph Thomson (14 February 1858 – 2 August 1895) was a Scottish geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa. Thomson's gazelle and Thomson's Falls, Nyahururu, are named after him.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Joseph-ThomsonJoseph Thomson | African Expedition, Electron Discovery ...

    Apr 11, 2024 · Joseph Thomson was a Scottish geologist, naturalist, and explorer who was the first European to enter several regions of eastern Africa and whose writings are outstanding contributions to geographical knowledge, exceptional for their careful records and surveys. Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas.

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  4. www.bbvaopenmind.com › en › scienceJoseph Thomson, the Last Great Explorer of Africa | OpenMind

    Aug 2, 2017 · Joseph Thomson helped to open up to Western knowledge the last corner of Africa that was still shown on the maps as Terra Incognita. Source: “Joseph Thomson: African explorer” (1896) His great journey

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Joseph_Thomson_(explorer)Joseph Thomson (explorer) - Wikiwand

    Joseph Thomson (14 February 1858 – 2 August 1895) was a British geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa. Thomson's gazelle and Thomson's Falls, Nyahururu, are named after him.

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  7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-scotland-south-scotland-37504991Explorer Joseph Thomson from Penpont honoured by the Maasai - BBC

    Sep 29, 2016 · 30 September 2016. Joseph Thomson led several expeditions to Africa in the 1870s and 1880s. By Willie Johnston. BBC Scotland. An African waterfall and a species of gazelle are named after him...

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  8. www.encyclopedia.com › joseph-thomsonJoseph Thomson | Encyclopedia.com

    Joseph Thomson. 1858-1895. Scottish explorer who conducted several expeditions into Africa, adding greatly to the general knowledge of African geography. A geologist by training, Thomson joined the Royal Geographical Society's African expedition, which left England in 1878.

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  10. www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk › usbiography › tJoseph Thomson: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland

    Thornhill. Joseph Thomson lived from 14 February 1858 to 2 August 1895. He was a geologist and explorer who played an important part in the "Scramble for Africa" in the 1880s and 1890s. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

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