John Hanning Speke
Captain John Hanning Speke was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria. Speke is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863, in which he supposed that the Tutsi ethnic group were descendants of the biblical figure Ham, and had lighter skin and more Hamitic features than the Bantu Hutu over whom they ruled.
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
"What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile" by John Hanning Speke is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work chronicl...
By John Hanning Speke
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
"The Discovery of the Source of the Nile" by John Hanning Speke is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details Speke's expe...
By John Hanning Speke