Henry Morton Stanley Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Morton Stanley, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1841–18855 events1 places

Chronological biography

1841

Birth of Henry Morton Stanley28 January 1841

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of Henry Morton Stanley

1871

Discovery of Livingstone11 November 1871

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Ujiju

Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"

Discovery of Nile11 November 1871

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Ujiju

Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"

1885

Discovery of Africa1885

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Leopold II gives Stanley the task of expanding Belgian power in Africa

Free State1885

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Helps establish the Congo Free State as a personal possession of the Belgian King.

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.