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Definition of John Hanning Speke
1. Noun. English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864).
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Literary usage of John Hanning Speke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorials of Old Somerset by Frederick John Snell (1906)
"... taking into our Royal consideration the services of the late John Hanning
Speke, Esquire, Captain in our Indian Military Forces, in connection with the ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1865)
"Eight months have elapsed since the melancholy catastrophe occurred, in
which .the celebrated explorer of Inner Africa, John Hanning SPEKE, lost his life. ..."
3. The Right to Bear Arms by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1900)
"VICTORIA R.—Whereas we, taking into our Royal consideration the services of the
late John Hanning Speke, Esquire, Captain in our Indian Military Forces, ..."
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