David Livingstone Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Livingstone, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1841–18755 events4 places

Chronological biography

1841

Discovery of Africa1841

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sent by the London Missionary Society to South Africa

1855

Discovery of Victoria Falls17 November 1855

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Victoria Falls

Discovers the Victoria Falls

1859

Discovery of Malawi1859

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Establishes European contact with what becomes Malawi

1865

Discovery of Nile1865

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · River Nile

Launches an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. Discovers the source of the River Nile

1871

Discovery of Nile11 November 1871

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Ujiju

Meets Stanley on Lake Tanganyika who makes the statement, "Dr Livingstone I presume"

1875

Livingstonion1875

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Livingstonion

The Free Church founds Livingstonion on the shores of Lake Nyasa

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.