John Speke

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explorer
gptkbp:associatedWith Victorian Era
gptkbp:birthDate 1827-04-04
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Speke_Jr.
gptkbp:communityPartnerships Burton-Speke_partnership
gptkbp:contributedTo geographical knowledge
gptkbp:deathDate 1864-09-15
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Dartmouth
gptkbp:established gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Nile_River
1864
19th century
Surveying
Inspiration for future expeditions
Discovery of Lake Victoria's significance
Disease and hardship
Honored in geographical literature
Central_Africa
Find_the_source_of_the_Nile
Curiosity_about_Africa.
Detailed_accounts_of_African_geography
Increased_interest_in_Africa
Nile_River_sources
gptkbp:famousFor finding_the_source_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy geography
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First European to reach Lake Victoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Speke
gptkbp:influenced future explorers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Livingstone
Explorers of the past
gptkbp:inspiration exploration narratives
gptkbp:isTaskedWith gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkbp:knownFor exploration_of_Africa
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering_African_exploration
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Mapping of Lake Victoria
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Burton_and_Speke_Expedition
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Source_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:occupation explorer
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Richard_Burton
gptkbp:performedBy local tribes
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Dartmouth,_England
gptkbp:publishedBy The_Discovery_of_the_Source_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:recognizedBy Geographical societies
gptkbp:research gptkb:Bristol_Grammar_School
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Speke
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:East_Africa
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Journal_of_the_Discovery_of_the_Source_of_the_Nile