David Livingstone | |
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Died | 4 May 1873 near Lake Bangweulu, Zambia | (aged 60)
Occupation(s) | Missionary and explorer |
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 4 May 1873) was a Scottish medical missionary with the London Missionary Society. He wanted to be a missionary, but he could not get many people to convert to Christian beliefs, so instead, he explored and charted much of southern and eastern Africa. He gave the Victoria Falls their name. He named them after his queen, Queen Victoria.