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Baker, Sir Samuel White. 1821-1893.
British explorer who founded a settlement at Ceylon (1848), explored the Blue Nile region (1861-1862), and discovered Lake Albert (1864).
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Baker, Sir Samuel White — ▪ British explorer born June 8, 1821, London, Eng. died Dec. 30, 1893, Sanford Orleigh, Devon English explorer who, with John Hanning Speke, helped to locate the sources of the Nile River. The son of a merchant, Baker lived on the Indian… … Universalium
BAKER, SIR SAMUEL WHITE — a man of enterprise and travel, born in London; discovered the Albert Nyanza; commanded an expedition under the Khedive into the Soudan; wrote an account of it in a book, Ismailia ; visited Cyprus and travelled over India; left a record of his … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Baker, Sir Samuel White — (1821 1893) Traveller, b. in London, and after being a planter in Ceylon, and superintending the construction of a railway between the Danube and the Black Sea, went with his wife, a Hungarian lady, in search of the sources of the Nile, and… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Samuel White Baker — Sir Samuel White Baker (* 8. Juni 1821 in London; † 30. Dezember 1893 auf seinem Gut Sandford Orleigh bei Newton Abbot in Devon) war ein britischer Afrikaforscher. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel White Baker — Fotografía de Sir Samuel White Baker Nacimiento … Wikipedia Español
Samuel White Baker — 1821 1893 Sir Samuel White Baker (8 juin 1821 – 30 décembre 1893) est un explorateur anglais. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Œuvres … Wikipédia en Français
Samuel Baker — Samuel White Baker Sir Samuel White Baker (* 8. Juni 1821 in London; † 30. Dezember 1893 in Devon auf seinem Gut Sandford Orleigh) war ein britischer Afrikaforscher. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baker — (Joséphine) (1906 1975) artiste de music hall américaine, naturalisée française. Baker (sir Samuel White) (1821 1893) explorateur britannique de l Afrique centrale. Il découvrit (1864) le lac Albert, auj. Mobutu. De 1869 à 1873, le pacha d égypte … Encyclopédie Universelle
Samuel Baker — Infobox Military Person name = Sir Samuel White Baker lived = (8 June 1821 30 December 1893) placeofbirth = flagicon|EnglandLondon, England placeofdeath = flagicon|England His Sandford Orleigh Estate in Newton Abott, Devonshire, England. Buried:… … Wikipedia
Samuel Baker — Samuel White Baker 1821 1893 Sir Samuel White Baker (8 juin 1821 – 30 décembre 1893) est un explorateur anglais. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Bi … Wikipédia en Français
