Definition of John hanning speke

1. Noun. English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864).

Exact synonyms: John Speke, Speke
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Explorer

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Hanning Speke

John Endicott
John Ernst Steinbeck
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fletcher
John Florio
John Ford
John Foster Dulles
John Galbraith
John Galsworthy
John Glenn
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Griffith Chaney
John Haldane
John Hancock
John Hancocks
John Hanning Speke
John Harvard
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Heming
John Hemminge
John Henry
John Henry Newman
John Henry O'Hara
John Herschel
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
John Hope Franklin
John Howard Northrop
John Hoyer Updike
John Huss
John Huston

Literary usage of John hanning speke

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memorials of Old Somerset by Frederick John Snell (1906)
"... taking into our Royal consideration the services of the late John Hanning Speke, Esquire, Captain in our Indian Military Forces, in connection with the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1865)
"Eight months have elapsed since the melancholy catastrophe occurred, in which .the celebrated explorer of Inner Africa, John Hanning SPEKE, lost his life. ..."

3. The Right to Bear Arms by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1900)
"VICTORIA R.—Whereas we, taking into our Royal consideration the services of the late john hanning speke, Esquire, Captain in our Indian Military Forces, ..."

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