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James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia and in 1770 became the first European to trace the origins of the Blue Nile from Egypt and Sudan.
James Bruce (born Dec. 14, 1730, Larbert, Stirling, Scot.—died April 27, 1794, Larbert) was an explorer who, in the course of daring travels in Ethiopia, reached the headstream of the Blue Nile, then thought to be the Nile’s main source.
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Jul 20, 1998 · James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin was a British statesman and governor general of British North America in 1847–54 who effected responsible, or cabinet, government in Canada and whose conduct in office defined the role for his successors.
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Jun 8, 2018 · James Bruce (1730-1794) was a Scottish traveler who visited Ethiopia, North Africa, and the Middle East. He wrote about his adventures and discoveries, including the source of the Blue Nile, in his Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).
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James Bruce was an explorer who, in the course of daring travels in Ethiopia, reached the headstream of the Blue Nile, then thought to be the Nile’s main source. The credibility of his observations, published in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790), was questioned in Britain, partly because he had first told the French court of ...
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James Bruce is an incredibly enigmatic historical figure, surrounded by conspiracy theories, rumours of Masonic influence and colonial interference, not to mention wild accusations and exceptional claims to fame.
