Samuel White Baker
1821-1893
British explorer who tried to discover the source of the Nile River. Baker left in 1860 on an expedition of exploration. He met up with John Speke and James Augustus Grant...
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Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893) was an English explorer, author, and administrator who explored the Upper Nile and discovered Lake Albert. He also sought to suppress the slave trade in the southern...
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Samuel White Baker fits the stereotype of the Victorian explorer precisely: in fact, he almost certainly contributed to its development. A big-game hunter who was an excellent shot, Baker was independ...
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Samuel White Baker
Samuel White Baker, Sir
Sir Samuel White Baker