John Hanning Speke

For the English MP, see John Speke (landowner).

John Hanning Speke
Speke in 1863
Born(1827-05-04)4 May 1827
Buckland Brewer, Devon
Died15 September 1864(1864-09-15) (aged 37)
Neston Park, Wiltshire
Burial placeDowlish Wake, Somerset
OccupationsMilitary officer, explorer

John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton, was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.

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