John Hanning Speke Quotes

John Hanning Speke — British Soldier born on May 04, 1827, died on September 15, 1864

John Hanning Speke was an officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa and who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was in fact the first European that reached Lake Victoria and as such is the "discoverer of the source of the Nile". He is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863. In this hypothesis, he supposed that the Tutsi ethnic group were descendants of the biblical figure, Ham, and had lighter skin and more “European” features than the Bantu-featured Hutu over whom they ruled... (wikipedia)

The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.

The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.

So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.

Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.

In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa.

John Hanning Speke Quotes

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