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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Victorian era exploration
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1827-12-04
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Bristol
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gptkbp:challenges
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disease and hostile environments
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Burton
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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British imperial interests in Africa
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gptkbp:contribution
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geographical knowledge
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gptkbp:controversy
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dispute with Burton
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and media
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gptkbp:death_date
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1864-09-15
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Lake_Victoria
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gptkbp:expedition
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gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
1860-1863 Nile expedition
1862 expedition to Lake Victoria
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gptkbp:famous_for
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exploring the sources of the Nile
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ The Nile is the longest river in the world.”
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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geography
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first European to reach Lake Victoria
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Hanning Speke
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gptkbp:image
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John Hanning Speke.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced
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future explorers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:David_Livingstone
scientific exploration
colonial attitudes of his time
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gptkbp:inspiration
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adventurers
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gptkbp:involved_in
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African exploration
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:Nile_River
systematic mapping
find the source of the Nile
adventurous and risky
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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African geography
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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Royal Geographical Society funding
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Exploration
exploration of Africa
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering African exploration
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gptkbp:member
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:Journal_of_the_Discovery_of_the_Source_of_the_Nile
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:occurs_in
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various African tribes
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:Richard_Francis_Burton
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Bristol,_England
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Kampala,_Uganda
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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honored in geographical studies.
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gptkbp:published
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accounts of his travels
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gptkbp:recognized_by
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geographical societies
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gptkbp:resting_place
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Kampala
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:None
gptkb:none
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gptkbp:travelled_with
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local guides
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Journal_of_the_Discovery_of_the_Source_of_the_Nile
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Burton
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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