He expected to be buried in Westminster Abbey next to Livingstone, but his coffin was only driven past and he ended up being cremated.
Henry Stanley's famous words,"Dr. 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.
Henry Morton Robinson died on January 13, 1961, in New York City, New York, USA of complications from serious burns.
Stanley was a reporter.
"Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" was said by Henry Morton Stanley.
Upon finding missionary and explorer David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley allegedly asked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
David Livingstone was found in Ujiji, a town located in present-day Tanzania, by journalist Henry Morton Stanley on November 10, 1871. Livingstone had been exploring Africa and had lost contact with the outside world for several years prior to this encounter.
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?"
If you are speaking of Henry Morton Stanley, then no, he was not a missionary. He is famous for finding the lost missionary, David Livingstone, when Livingstone had been missing for several years in Africa. To read more about who Henry Morton Stanley was, please click on the link below entitled "Henry Morton Stanley".
Henry Morton Stanley
Doctor Livingstone, I presume.
Henry Morton Stanley
David Livingstone for sure
Henry Morton Stanley was sent by his newspaper, the New York Herald, to find Dr. Livingstone.
Henry Morton Stanley was primarily known as an explorer and journalist. In addition to exploring Africa and his famous meeting with Dr. David Livingstone, Stanley also worked as a soldier, author, and colonial administrator.