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- Livingstone's fame as an explorer and his obsession with learning the sources of the Nile River was founded on the belief that if he could solve that age-old mystery, his fame would give him the influence to end the East African Arab–Swahili slave trade.
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Sep 20, 2024 · David Livingstone (born March 19, 1813, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland—died May 1, 1873, Chitambo [now in Zambia]) was a Scottish missionary and explorer who exercised a formative influence on Western attitudes toward Africa.
David Livingstone FRGS FRS (/ ˈlɪvɪŋstən /; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary [2] with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa. Livingstone was married to Mary Moffat Livingstone, from the prominent 18th-century Moffat missionary family. [3]
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous British People. David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, abolitionist and physician known for his explorations of Africa, having crossed the continent during the mid-19th century....
Yet, to some extent Livingstone broke with LMS convention when he chose to publish with John Murray, a specialist not in missionary writing but in travel literature. Murray had been very keen to secure Livingstone’s account of his cross-continental expedition and eagerly offered him generous terms.
- He worked in a cotton mill factory. Livingstone was born in 1813 in Blantyre within a tenement building for the workers of a cotton factory on the banks of the River Clyde.
- He was influenced by German missionary Karl Gützlaff. Livingstone spent much of his youth reconciling his love of science with his all-encompassing faith in God.
- He did not originally intend to go to Africa. Livingstone hoped to go to China as a missionary, but the First Opium War broke out in September 1839 and so the nation was considered to be far too dangerous for missionary and evangelist activity.
- He was not very successful as a missionary. His success as a missionary was very mixed. While he tried to convert the tribes and chiefs bordering British and Boer territories at the southern tip of the continent, he failed to make any real breakthrough.
Livingstone drove himself beyond reason and expected others to do the same. He could be ruthless, at times, in his disregard of people’s feelings. Longtime friend John Kirk joined Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition but became furious with Livingstone’s leadership, throwing a copy of Livingstone’s Missionary Travels into the river.
Discover facts about the Victorian missionary Dr David Livingstone who explored Africa. Find out why he was a national hero.
