The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie the Forgotten Man of Africa McConnaha Wendell
The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie the Forgotten Man of Africa McConnaha Wendell William Balfour Baikie was a surgeon, naturalist, linguist, writer, explorer, and government consul who played…
Specifikacia The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie the Forgotten Man of Africa McConnaha Wendell
The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie the Forgotten Man of Africa McConnaha Wendell
William Balfour Baikie was a surgeon, naturalist, linguist, writer, explorer, and government consul who played a key role in opening Africa to the Europeans. As a naturalist, major beneficiaries of his work included Kew Gardens and the British Museum for the rare and undiscovered plant and animal species and yet today he remains largely unknown. As an explorer he mapped and charted large sections of the Niger River system as well as the overland routes from Lagos and Lokoja to the major trading centres of Kano, Timbuctu and Sokoto.
There he worked to regain his health and to complete the various reports and publications expected by the Colonial and Foreign Offices. On 10th December, 1864 Baikie was on his way back to London and was living in his temporary quarters in Sierra Leone. He had been away from England for seven years and living conditions in West Africa had caused his health to
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