Joseph Thomson
Born in Thornhill, Dumfries and GallowayBorn on 18th of December 1856
Died on 30th of August 1940
Born 1856. Died 1940 - Scottish explorer.
Studied geology at Edinburgh University. First European to reach Lake Nyasa (Malawi) from the north. Went on to Lake Tanganyika. Expedition across the Nijiri Desert through the Great Rift Valley led to discovery of Lake Baringo and Mount Elgon. Also explored northwest Nigeria, Upper Congo and Morocco.
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