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John Hannington Speke ( Bideford, Devon, 1827. május 4. – Wiltshire, 1864. szeptember 15.) angol katona, felfedező. A brit indiai hadsereg tisztjeként három expedíción is részt vett Afrika belsejében, nevéhez a Nílus forrásának kutatása fűződik. Nevét leggyakrabban John Hanning Speke -ként említik. Élete.
John Hannington Speke angol katona, felfedező. A brit indiai hadsereg tisztjeként három expedíción is részt vett Afrika belsejében, nevéhez a Nílus forrásának kutatása fűződik. Nevét leggyakrabban John Hanning Speke-ként említik.
Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in Luganda).
Speke ( / ˈspiːk /) is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is 8 miles (12.9 km) southeast of the city centre. Located near the widest part of the River Mersey, it is bordered by the suburbs of Garston and Hunts Cross, and nearby to Halewood, Hale Village, and Widnes. The rural area of Oglet borders its south. History.
John Hanning Speke (born May 3, 1827, Bideford, Devon, England—died September 15, 1864, near Corsham, Wiltshire) was a British explorer who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, which he correctly identified as a source of the Nile.
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A Speke-szövőmadár (Ploceus spekei) a madarak osztályának verébalakúak (Passeriformes) rendjéhez, ezen belül a szövőmadárfélék (Ploceidae) családjához tartozó faj. Neve a Nílus forrását, a Viktória-tavat felfedező John Hanning Speke brit katonatiszt emlékét őrzi.
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John Hanning Speke. (1827—1864) explorer in Africa. Quick Reference. (1827–64) British explorer. From 1854–1858 he accompanied Sir Richard Burton on expeditions to trace the source of the Nile.
