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David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa, one of the most popular national heroes of late–19th-century in Victorian Britain. He had a mythical status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial and colonial expansion. | David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Charles Angell Bradford|Bradford,Charles Angell]]|title=Heart Burial|year=1933|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=9-781162-771816|page=242}}</ref>) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa, one of the most popular national heroes of late–19th-century in Victorian Britain. He had a mythical status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial and colonial expansion. | ||
== Notes and references == | == Notes and references == | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 15 November 2016
 David Livingstone Statue | |
| Location | Livingstone Victoria Falls |
|---|---|
| Material | Bronze statue |
| Opening date | November 2005 |
| Dedicated to | "David Livingstone 1813–1873 " |
The statue of David Livingstone was erected at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone in November 2005[1]. It features a full body replica of Dr Livingstone standing with his right holding his journal and his left hand raised as he look upon the water falls.
History
The plan came in 2004 after a life-sized bronze statue of Dr David Livingstone which is located in Zimbabwe overlooking at the Victoria Falls for more than half a century. But after years of neglect by its current owners, the Zimbabwean government the Zambia government began to start calling for the statue to be handed over to them.
Location
The monument is located at the Victoria Falls.
Life
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873[2]) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa, one of the most popular national heroes of late–19th-century in Victorian Britain. He had a mythical status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial and colonial expansion.
Notes and references
- ↑ The Times of Zambia online: "David Livingstone remembered", 15 November 2005 – 23 November 2005; accessed 26 April 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
