Henry M. Stanley

Definitions of Henry M. Stanley
  1. noun
    Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
    synonyms: John Rowlands, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, Stanley
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    adventurer, explorer
    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
    journalist
    a writer for newspapers and magazines
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