David Livingstone vs Henry David Thoreau
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Compare the life timelines of David Livingstone (1813–1873) and Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1817 to 1862.
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David Livingstone (1813–1873)
- — Born in Blantyre, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine and theology in Glasgow Verified
- — Arrived in southern Africa as a missionary Verified
- — Married Mary Moffat Verified
- — Crossed the African continent from coast to coast Verified
- — First European to see the Victoria Falls Verified
- — Led the British government's Zambezi Expedition Verified
- — Began his final expedition to find the source of the Nile Verified
- — Met Henry Morton Stanley at Ujiji Verified
- — Died at Chitambo's village, in present-day Zambia Verified
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
- — Born in Concord, Massachusetts Verified
- — Studied at Harvard College Verified
- — Befriended Ralph Waldo Emerson Verified
- — Ran a school in Concord with his brother John Verified
- — Began his experiment at Walden Pond Verified
- — Jailed for refusing to pay the poll tax Verified
- — Published 'Civil Disobedience' Verified
- — Published Walden; or, Life in the Woods Verified
- — Died of tuberculosis in Concord Verified