James Augustus Grant
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 Across Africa, in which he published his observations about the native customs and geography of those parts of Africa he explored. Grant retired from the British Army as a colonel.
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