Henry Stanley was a journalist sent by the New York Herald to find Dr. David Livingstone, a missionary and explorer who had lost contact. Stanley famously found Livingstone in Tanzania in 1871 and greeted him with the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Their meeting increased Livingstone's fame and brought attention to the exploration of Africa.
Henry Stanley was sent to Africa to locate Dr. Livingstone.
"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?"
Henry Stanley found David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in modern-day Tanzania in 1871. Stanley famously greeted Livingstone with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
"Dr. Livingstone I presume"
"Dr. Livingstone I presume"
"Dr Livingstone I presume?"
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Upon finding missionary and explorer David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley allegedly asked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Henry Morton Stanley
Henry Stanley found David Livingstone in Ujiji, a small town on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania. Livingstone had been exploring Africa and conducting missionary work when Stanley famously encountered him in 1871 with the now-famous greeting, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh journalist and explorer, is known for locating the Scottish missionary and explorer Dr. David Livingstone in Africa in 1871. Stanley greeted Livingstone with the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
The purpose Henry Stanley was sent to Africa was to find Dr. David Livingstone.