"Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" was said by Henry Morton Stanley.
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Doctor Livingstone, I presume.
"Doctor Livingstone, I presume" - according to his own memoirs, but almost certainly made up, like so many colourful stories from remote outposts that cannot be verified. Livingstone, of course, died soon after, so nobody was able to ask him what was actually said.
Sir Henry Stanley (1841-1904) was the journalist who finally located Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873) near Lake Tanganyika after the doctor was missing for nearly 6 years, having lost most of his supplies and suffering from ill health.Stanley's famous (probably inaccurate) greeting was supposedly, "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?"
His mission was to find the lost Doctor Livingstone and he did on November 10, 1871.
Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), a Welsh journalist and explorer. (Most famous for the quote attributed him upon meeting missionary Dr. David Livingstone on November 10, 1871 : "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" )
Dr. David Livingstone's work in Africa as a missionary and explorer inspired Henry Morton Stanley to search for him when he went missing. Stanley finally found Livingstone in 1871, which renewed public interest in African exploration. Their meeting also led to collaboration on subsequent expeditions in Africa.
Henry Morton Stanley's last words were reportedly "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" although they are more famously associated with his meeting with David Livingstone in 1871. In his final moments, he was said to have uttered a prayer, reflecting his faith and possibly his thoughts on his life’s journey. Stanley passed away on May 10, 1904, in London, and his last words have become somewhat mythologized over the years.
The phrase "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" is attributed to the Welsh-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley. He reportedly spoke these words upon finding the Scottish missionary and explorer Dr. David Livingstone in the town of Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, in modern-day Tanzania in 1871. Stanley had been sent to locate Livingstone, who had been out of contact with the outside world for several years.