John Hanning Speke: References & Edit History
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Alexander Maitland, Speke and the Discovery of the Source of the Nile (2010; reprint of Speke, originally published in 1971), is the only full-length biography of the explorer. Tim Jeal, Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure (2011), among other issues, argues for the restoration of Speke to the position of prominence that his discovery warrants.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Revised birth data and added a sentence about where he was born. | Apr 03, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 11, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Invalidated site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of John Hanning Speke. | Mar 26, 2020 | ||
| Corrected cross-reference link. | Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Feb 10, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of John H. Speke. | Oct 16, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of John Hanning Speke. | May 02, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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