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During his first term in South Africa, Livingstone made some of the most prodigious—and most dangerous—explorations of the nineteenth century. His object was to open a "Missionary Road"—"God ...
David Livingstone, (born March 19, 1813, Lanarkshire, Scot.—died May 1, 1873, Chitambo, Barotseland), Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. Of working-class origins, Livingstone studied theology and medicine in Glasgow before being ordained (1840) and deciding to work in Africa to open up the interior for colonization, extend the Gospel ...
May 14, 2018 · History. Explorers, Travelers, and Conquerors: Biographies. David Livingstone. views 2,495,091 updated May 14 2018. David Livingstone (1813-1873) was a Scottish physician and possibly the greatest of all African missionaries, explorers, and antislavery advocates.
Discover facts about the Victorian missionary Dr David Livingstone who explored Africa. Find out why he was a national hero.
David Livingstone - Zambezi Expedition, Missionary, Explorer: This time Livingstone was away from Britain from March 12, 1858, to July 23, 1864. He went out originally as British consul at Quelimane: This expedition was infinitely better organized than Livingstone’s previous solitary journeys.
David Livingstone, perhaps the best known missionary and explorer of the Victorian period, was born in 1813 to parents Neil and Agnes Livingstone. He began life in Blantyre, a small town near Glasgow on the river Clyde where the cotton mill was the major employer.
Mar 18, 2013 · March 18, 2013. 17 min read. Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary. Scientist, explorer, missionary, humanitarian, 19 March 1813–1 May 1873. By Daniel C. Schlenoff. The Sciences. Two hundred...
