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December 30, 1893 (72 years old)
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Gemini
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Samuel Baker
Sir Samuel White Baker, KCB, FRS, FRGS was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the first European to visit Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
BornSamuel White Baker, 8 June 1821, London, England
DiedDecember 30, 1893, Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Resting placeGrimley Saint Bartholomew Church, Grimley, Worcestershire
OccupationExplorer, officer, big game hunter, author, engineer
Spouse(s)Henrietta Ann Bidgood Martin (m.1843–1855, her death) Lady Florence Baker (m.1865–1893, his death)

About Samuel Baker

Explorer Samuel Baker was born on June 8, 1821 in England (He dies at the age of 72, on December 30, 1893).

British explorer who assisted in the discovery of the Nile River's source.

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Samuel Baker before becoming famous

Samuel Baker was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1821 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He spent two years on the island of Mauritius and nearly ten years in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka).

Achievement of Samuel Baker

After returning to England, he was knighted and elevated to the rank of Pasha, Egypt's highest award.

Samuel Baker's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

While traveling through Africa, he met his second wife, Florence von Sass.

Samuel Baker Collabed with

Explorer Henry Morton Stanley, a fellow explorer, was a friend of his.

Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) (Explorer)
Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904)

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Samuel Baker Income & Net worth

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