The Greatest 19th Century Journalists

Birthdate: January 28, 1841

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Died: May 10, 1904

Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, colonial administrator, soldier, politician, and author. He is remembered for his exploration of central Africa and his search for the source of the River Nile. Stanley received an honorary title of knighthood in 1899. His life and career inspired the 1939 movie Stanley and Livingstone, where Stanley was played by Spencer Tracy.

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