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Verney Lovett Cameron (* 1. Juli 1844 in Radipole nahe Weymouth ; † 27. März 1894 in Soulsbury (Leighton-Buzzard)) war ein bedeutender britischer Afrikaforscher. Als erster Europäer durchquerte er Zentralafrika von Ost nach West. Die Wegstrecke dieser Durchquerung betrug etwa 5800 Kilometer.
Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 – 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa and the first European to cross (1875) equatorial Africa from sea to sea. [1] Biography. He was born at Radipole, near Weymouth, Dorset, son of Rev Jonathan Lovett Cameron and Frances Sapte.
Verney Lovett Cameron was a British explorer, the first to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea. Cameron entered the British navy in 1857, taking part in the Abyssinian campaign of 1868 and in the suppression of the East African slave trade. In 1872 the Royal Geographical Society chose him to.
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Verney Lovett Cameron ( Radipole (en), 1er juillet 1844 - 24 mars 1894) est un explorateur britannique, le premier Européen à avoir réussi à traverser l' Afrique équatoriale, en 1875. Biographie. Entré dans la Royal Navy en 1857, il participe en 1868 à la campagne d' Abyssinie et lutte contre l'esclavagisme.
VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON: AA CENTENARY APPRECIATION. JAMES A. CASADA. AA century ago Verney Lovett Cameron completed one of the greatest feats in the. annals of African exploration when he crossed the heart of the continent from east to west.
Verney Lovett Cameron. 1844-1894. British explorer who was the first European to cross the African continent from east to west. From 1857-83 Cameron served in the Royal Navy. In 1873 he was sent to Africa to relieve David Livingstone. After learning of Livingstone's death, Cameron continued to explore the region, documenting valuable ...
Cameron, Verney Lovett. Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. (1844-1894) UK naval officer, explorer and author; after Henry Stanley had found David Livingstone in central Africa (and lost him), Cameron mounted a second expedition, which found the explorer's body.
