Historedia
Person

John Hanning Speke

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1858–1860

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Hanning Speke, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Burton and Speke reach Lake Tanganyika

    1858

    Role: Explorer

    1. 13 February 1858 · Lake TanganyikaArrival at Lake Tanganyika

      Burton and Speke arrived at Lake Tanganyika on 13 February 1858, becoming the first Westerners to find the lake.

  2. Speke and Grant leave Zanzibar to search for the source of the Nile

    1860

    Role: English explorer and army officer

    1. October 1860 · ZanzibarDeparture from Zanzibar

      Speke and Grant departed Zanzibar in October 1860 to search for the source of the Nile.

Sources

  1. Richard Francis Burton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. Lake Tanganyika Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
  3. John Hanning Speke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-15