Edward Young (Africa explorer)
Edward David Young (born October 23, 1831 , † November 4, 1896 in Hastings ) was an English explorer of Africa .
Young was an English naval officer and commanded the ship Pioneer on the Zambezi and Shire rivers under David Livingstone from 1862 to 1863 .
When Livingstone was missing in 1867, Young led a search expedition to Lake Nyassa .
After Livingstone's death, he went to Nyassa in a dismountable steamer on behalf of the Scottish Mission Society in 1875, founded the Livingstonia station on its banks, circumnavigated the entire lake and discovered the Livingstone Mountains .
In 1877 he returned to England. He wrote The Search after Livingstone (1868) and Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures While Exploring Lake Nyassa (1877).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Young, Edward David in Frederic Boase: Modern English Biography . Netherton & Worth, Truro 1892-1921
- ^ Young, Edward David in John Foster Kirk: A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors . Lippincott, London 1891
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| SURNAME | Young, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Young, Edward David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British explorer of Africa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1831 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 1896 |
| Place of death | Hastings |