biography
pronunciation:
[denam]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1786–1828)
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| biography:
| British soldier, and African traveller, born in London, UK. Educated at Merchant Taylor's School, he served with distinction in the Napoleonic wars. He was sent as expedition leader to join Hugh Clapperton and Walter Oudney on an expedition to discover the source of the Niger. They reached L Chad in 1823, and he explored the shores of the lake while Clapperton and Oudney pushed further W; he returned to England in 1825. He was appointed Governor of Sierra Leone in 1828, but died of fever soon after taking up the post. Denham's bustard was named after him. |
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