sir henry morton stanley

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Definition of sir henry morton stanley in English English dictionary

orig. John Rowlands born Jan. 28, 1841, Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales died May 10, 1904, London, Eng. British-U.S. explorer of central Africa. An illegitimate child, Stanley grew up partly in a British workhouse; he sailed to the U.S. as a cabin boy in 1859. After becoming a journalist for the New York Herald in 1867, he embarked (1871) on a journey to locate David Livingstone, of whom little had been heard since his departure for Africa in 1866. On finding him at Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika, Stanley uttered the famous words "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" He further explored central Africa for extended periods between 1874 and 1884, often in the service of Leopold II of Belgium, for whom he paved the way for the creation of the Congo Free State. Stanley's last expedition (1888) was for the relief of Mehmed Emin Pasha, who had been cut off by the Mahdist revolt in the Sudan; he escorted Emin and 1,500 others to the eastern coast. His highly popular books include Through the Dark Continent (1878) and In Darkest Africa (1890)

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Henry Morton Stanley

a British explorer. In 1871 he was sent by a US newspaper to find David Livingstone in Africa, and is famous for saying "Dr Livingstone, I presume" when he found him. People sometimes say this as a joke when they meet someone (1841-1904)

Hyphenation

sir Hen·ry Mor·ton Stan·ley

Turkish pronunciation

sır henri môrtın stänli

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈhenrē ˈmôrtən ˈstanlē/ /ˈsɜr ˈhɛnriː ˈmɔːrtən ˈstænliː/