John Hanning Speke
An English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa
Biography
He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria. He is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863, in which he supposed that the Tutsi ethnic group were descendants of the biblical figure Ham, and had lighter skin and more Hamitic features than the Bantu-featured Hutu over whom they ruled.
Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hanning Speke (webpage from Wikipedia) | A fairly detailed article about Speke | Link |
Events
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| John Hanning Speke born | 1827-05-04 |
| John Hanning Speke died | 1864-09-15 |
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