Joseph Thomson

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Joseph Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish explorer and geologist known for his expeditions in East Africa, after whom Thomson's gazelle is named.

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instanceOf Scottish person
explorer
geologist
human
awardReceived Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1858-02-14
birthPlace Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland NERFINISHED
burialPlace Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1895-08-02
describedAs cautious and humane explorer
discovered Thomson's Falls NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
employer Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Scottish
exploredRegion East Africa NERFINISHED
Kenya NERFINISHED
Masai territory NERFINISHED
Tanzania NERFINISHED
familyName Thomson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork exploration
geology
genre travel writing
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
hasNamesake Thomson's Falls NERFINISHED
Thomson's gazelle NERFINISHED
influenced subsequent European exploration routes in East Africa
inspiredNameOf Thomson's gazelle NERFINISHED
knownFor Thomson's Falls exploration
Thomson's gazelle being named after him
exploration of East Africa
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
namedAfter Joseph Thomson NERFINISHED
Joseph Thomson NERFINISHED
nationality Scottish
notableWork Through Masai Land NERFINISHED
To the Central African Lakes and Back NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
geologist
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
usedMethod negotiation with local peoples rather than force
wroteAbout East African geography
Masai people NERFINISHED

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Thomson's gazelle namedAfter Joseph Thomson