Henry Morton Stanley died
Happened: 1904-05-10
Description
He died in London on 10 May 1904. At his funeral, he was eulogised by Daniel P. Virmar. His grave is in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church in Pirbright, Surrey, marked by a large piece of granite inscribed with the words "Henry Morton Stanley, Bula Matari, 1841–1904, Africa". Bula Matari translates as "Breaker of Rocks" or "Breakstones" in Kongo and was Stanley's name among locals in Congo. It can be translated as a term of endearment for, as the leader of Leopold's expedition, he commonly worked with the labourers breaking rocks with which they built the first modern road along the Congo River. Author Adam Hochschild suggested that Stanley understood it as a heroic epithet, but there is evidence that Nsakala, the man who originally coined it, had meant it humorously.
Participants
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Short Biography |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Morton Stanley | 1841 | 1904 | a Welsh journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone |
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