1827-1892 British soldier and explorer who, with John Speke, set out to discover the source of the Nile River. As a soldier, Grant saw action during the Indian Mutiny and the Abyssinian campaign. As an explorer, Grant is best known for his book A Walk...

James Augustus Grant (April 11, 1827 — February 11, 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa. Grant was born at Nairn in the Scottish Highlands, where his father was the parish minister, and educated at the grammar school and...