Mungo Park

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1771 – 1806

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Who was Mungo Park?

Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of the African continent. He was the first Westerner known to have travelled to the central portion of the Niger River.

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Born
Sep 11, 1771
Selkirkshire
Religion
  • Calvinism
Ethnicity
  • Scottish people
Nationality
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Selkirk Grammar School
Employment
  • Saharan explorers
Died
1806
Bussa, Nigeria

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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