Henry Morton Stanley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Morton Stanley

Welsh journalist and explorer

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1841

Place of Birth: Denbigh, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-May-1904

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, explorer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Henry Morton Stanley

  • Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
  • Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, "Dr Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley is also known for his search for the source of the Nile, his pioneering work that enabled the plundering of the Congo Basin region by King Leopold II of Belgium, and his command of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition.
  • He was knighted in 1899.

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