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Ливингстон Давид
(1813-1873) — шотландский исследователь Африки. Задумав посвятить себя миссионерской деятельности среди африканцев, изучал теологию и медицину. Совершил ряд длительных путешествий по Южной и Центральной Африке (с 1840). В 1851-56 пересек Африку через бассейн р. Замбези и вышел к Индийскому океану; совершил несколько путешествий по верховьям р. Конго и др. [rus] |
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Livingstone, David
Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. From 1841 to 1852, while a medical missionary for the London Missionary Society in what is now Botswana, he crossed the Kalahari desert and reached (1849) Lake Ngami. He discovered the Zambezi River in 1851. [eng] |
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Who2 Profile: David Livingstone
At age 27 Livingstone sailed from Scotland to South Africa as a Christian missionary. He spent much of the next 33 years travelling in the African interior, eventually becoming as famous for his explorations as for his missionary work. [eng] |
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Stanley and Livingstone
David Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland in 1813. After receiving a medical degree from the University of Glasgow he joined the London Missionary Society. Before long he was sent by the Society to Africa. His work was to convert Africans to Christianity. [eng] |
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1Up Info - Livingstone, David (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia
1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. From 1841 to 1852, while a medical missionary for the London Missionary Society in what is now Botswana, he crossed the Kalahari desert and reached (1849) Lake Ngami. He discovered the Zambezi River in 1851. Hoping to abolish the slave trade by opening Africa to Christian commerce and missionary stations, he traveled (1853) to Luanda on the west coast. Following the Zambezi River, he discovered Victoria Falls (1855) and reached the east coast at Quelimane, Portuguese East Africa, in 1856. [eng] |
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Missionary Travels, Contents Page
David Livingstone [eng] |
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David Livingstone
Missionary and explorer. David Livingstone was born near Glasgow, Scotland. He studied medicine and theology at the University of Glasgow. He tried to go to China as a mission- ary in 1838, but when the Opium War in China closed the doors, he went to Africa. [eng] |
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Livingstone, David on Encyclopedia.com 2002
1813-73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. From 1841 to 1852, while a medical missionary for the London Missionary Society in what is now Botswana, he crossed the Kalahari desert and reached (1849) Lake Ngami. [eng] |
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