About
The first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, discovering the source of the Nile river.
Before Fame
An attack by the natives that left him seriously wounded failed to dampen his desire to explore Africa.
Trivia
He was also a subscriber to the Hamitic hypothesis that white races were superior to African ones.
Family Life
He was born into an aristocratic family, and buried at the Speke ancestral home in Dowlish Wake, Somerset.
Associated With
Hugh Clapperton was another noted explorer of Africa.
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