David Livingstone

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19 March 1813 — 1 May 1873

AGE 60

NATIONALITY British, Scottish

CAREER Doctor, Explorer and Geographer

COUNTRY OF DEATH Zambia

BORN Blantyre, Scotland, United Kingdom

DIED Chitambo Village, Chipundu, Zambia

He was born in Blantyre, Scotland, United Kingdom on 19 March 1813.

He died in Chitambo Village, Chipundu, Zambia on 1 May 1873.

He was 60 years old at the time of death.

He was a Explorer and Geographer, Doctor.

David Livingstone was a Scottish doctor, Christian missionary and explorer who spent much of his life travelling through Africa. He worked with the London Missionary Society and became known for his journeys and work across the continent.

He was married to Mary Moffat Livingstone, who came from a family with a long history of missionary work.

CAUSE OF DEATH Probable malaria and dysentery

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