Henry Morton Stanley
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration, Geography
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Explorers
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Best known for finding and resupplying Dr. David Livingstone in 1871, Stanley was the first white man to chart a number of the great lakes in central Africa and follow the Congo River to its mouth. His exploration opened much of Africa to European commerce and colonization.
Early Life
Henry Morton Stanley, the illegitimate child of nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Perry, was born in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales, on January 28, 1841. He was christened John Rowlands, thus receiving the same name as his probable father, a twenty-six-year-old...
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