James Augustus Grant
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A Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa
Biography
He made contributions to the journals of various learned societies, the most notable being the "Botany of the Speke and Grant Expedition" in vol. xxix of the Transactions of the Linnaean Society. He married in 1865 and settled down at Nairn, where he died in 1892. He was buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. Grant's gazelle, one of the largest and handsomest of that family in Africa, was named in his honor.
Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Augustus Grant (webpage from Wikipedia) | A short article about Grant | Link |
Events
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| James Augustus Grant born | 1827-04-11 |
| James Augustus Grant died | 1892-02-11 |
Post-nominal Letters
| Title | Organization |
|---|---|
| FRS | Royal Society |
| FRGS | Royal Geographical Society |
Authored Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A walk across Africa; or, Domestic scenes from my Nile journal by James Augustus Grant (book) | 1864 | A book about Grant's travels in Africa | Link |
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