Park,Mungo

Park,Mungo
Park (pärk), Mungo. 1771-1806.
Scottish explorer in Africa known for his expeditions on the Niger River (1795-1796 and 1805).

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  • Park, Mungo — born Sept. 10, 1771, Fowlshiels, Selkirk, Scot. died с January 1806, near Bussa on the Niger River Scottish explorer of the Niger River. A trained surgeon, Park had traveled to the East Indies before being chosen by the African Association to… …   Universalium

  • Park, Mungo — (10 sep. 1771, Fowlshiels, Selkirk, Escocia– ene. 1806, cerca de Busa, en el río Níger). Explorador escocés del río Níger. Experto cirujano, había viajado a las Indias Orientales antes de ser escogido por la Asociación Africana para encabezar una …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • PARK, MUNGO —    African traveller, born at Foulshiels, near Selkirk; was apprenticed to a surgeon, and studied medicine at Edinburgh; 1791 93 he spent in a voyage to Sumatra, and in 1795 went for the first time to Africa under the auspices of the African… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Park, Mungo — (1771 1806)    Traveller, b. near Selkirk, studied medicine at Edin. As a surgeon in the mercantile marine he visited Sumatra, and on his return attracted the attention of various scientific men by his botanical and zoological investigations. In… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Mungo Park — (* 11. September 1771 in Foulshiels bei Selkirk, Schottland; † Januar/Februar 1806 bei Bussa, Nigeria) war ein britischer Afrikareisender. Seine beiden Reisen (1795–1797 und 1805–1806) führten ihn über den Fluss Gambia an den Lauf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mungo National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) …   Wikipedia

  • Mungo Park — Nacimiento 11 de septiembre de 1771 Selkirkshire Fal …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mungo Park — Mungo Park, Afrikareisender, s. Park, Mungo …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mungo Park — Mungo Park, s. Park (Mungo) …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Mungo Park —   [ mʌȖgəʊ pɑːk], Afrikaforscher, Park, Mungo.   …   Universal-Lexikon

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