john hanning speke

Question 1

years of john hanning speke?

Answer 1

1827-1864

Question 2

what family did john hanning speke grow up in?

Answer 2

gentry family - developing passion for natural history

Question 3

at 17, where did john hanning speke go serve in?

Answer 3

british east india company

Question 4

what did being in the british east india company do for john hanning speke?

Answer 4

opportunities for travel - collecting flora and fauna

Question 5

during what years did john hanning speke and richard burton go on their discovery for the source of the nile?

Answer 5

1857-1858

Question 6

when burton fell ill, what did john hanning speke discover?

Answer 6

lake victoria fed into the river nile

Question 7

what was john hanning spekes attitude with indigenous people?

Answer 7

admiration mixed with condescension (patronising)

Question 8

what did speke and burtons rivalry cause?

Answer 8

one of history’s most famous disputes

Question 9

how did speke die?

Answer 9

hunting accident. suicide or accidental?

Question 10

speke didn’t live to see his accomplishment that what?

Answer 10

lake victoria did in fact lead into the nile - legacy complicated