Mungo Park (explorer) - Wikipedia
WebMungo Park (11 September 1771 – 1806) was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river, though it was later proven that ...
Mungo Park | African Explorer, Scottish Surgeon | Britannica
WebApr 1, 2024 · Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of the Niger. Educated as a surgeon at the University of Edinburgh, Park was appointed a medical officer in 1792 on a vessel engaged in the East Indies trade. His subsequent studies of the plant and animal life of Sumatra won for him the backing of the African.
Biography of the Scottish Explorer Mungo Park - ThoughtCo
WebOct 21, 2019 · Learn about the life of Mungo Park, the Scottish surgeon appointed to explore the Niger River.
Mungo Park - Historic UK
WebMungo Park was an intrepid and daring traveller and explorer, hailing originally from Scotland. He explored West Africa during the tumultuous 18th century, and was actually the first Westerner to travel to the central part of the Niger River.
Mungo Park - New World Encyclopedia
WebMungo Park (September 11, 1771 – 1806) was a Scottish physician and explorer of the African continent who explorations in the Niger area on behalf of the British African Association helped to open up vast territories for trade and colonization.
Mungo Park | Encyclopedia.com
WebMay 18, 2018 · Park, Mungo (1771–1806). A child of the Scottish Enlightenment, Park's Edinburgh medical and botanical training and Sumatran experience led Banks to choose him to explore the interior of west Africa for the African Association in 1795.
Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior of Africa (1858)
WebFirst published in 1799, Travels in the Interior of Africa is the Scottish explorer Mungo Park's account of his journey through Senegal and Mali to the central portion of the Niger River, the first time a Westerner is known to have reached such central regions.
Mungo Park: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland
WebMungo Park lived from 11 September 1771 to December 1805 or January 1806. A native of Selkirkshire, he made his name as an early explorer of the African continent. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Mungo Park was born at Foulshiels near Selkirk, where his father was a successful farmer.
Mungo Park | Encyclopedia.com
WebM ungo Park was a Scottish surgeon best known for his explorations in Africa. In two expeditions he navigated large parts of the Niger River, writing a popular book between these journeys. Unfortunately, his second expedition ended disastrously, leading to the death of all members. Mungo Park was born near the English-Scottish border in 1771.
Mungo Park's African Adventures | Encyclopedia.com
WebMungo Park's African Adventures Overview. In 1795, a young Scottish surgeon, Mungo Park (1771-1806), was hired by the African Association, a British organization that sponsored African exploration, to locate and, if possible, map a large river thought to flow in the African interior, now known to be the Niger River. Park found the Niger and ...
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