David Livingstone date of birth:
March 19, 1813
How old was David Livingstone when died?
60
Where was David Livingstone born?
Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
When did David Livingstone die?
May 1, 1873
Where did David Livingstone die?
Zambia
Why did David Livingstone die?
Malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery
David Livingstone body shape:
Average
What color is David Livingstone's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is David Livingstone gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is David Livingstone?
Christian
What is David Livingstone's ethnicity?
White
What is David Livingstone nationality?
Scottish
What is David Livingstone's occupation?
Explorer
David Livingstone claim to fame:
Explorer of Africa
Who is David Livingstone's father?
Neil Livingstone
Who is David Livingstone's mother?
Agnes Livingstone (Nee Hunter)
Short Biography
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Livingstone was one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, and he had a mythical status which operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire. His fame as an explorer helped drive forward the obsession with discovering the sources of the River Nile that formed the culmination of the classic period of European geographical discovery and colonial penetration of the African continent.