Alexander Keith Johnston (1844-1879)
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Alexander Keith Johnston (1844, November 11 in Edinburgh – 1879, June 28 in Tansania) was a Scottish
explorer and geographer
.
He was the son of Alexander Keith Johnston
(1804-1871).
From 1873 to 1875 he was geographer to a commission for the survey of Paraguay
; and he died in Africa
while leading the Royal Geographical Society
's expedition to Lake Nyasa.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
explorer and geographer
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
.
He was the son of Alexander Keith Johnston
Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871)
Alexander Keith Johnston was a Scottish geographer.-Biography:He was born at Kirkhill near Edinburgh. After an education at the high school and the University of Edinburgh he was apprenticed to an engraver; and in 1826 joined his brother in a printing and engraving business, forming the...
(1804-1871).
From 1873 to 1875 he was geographer to a commission for the survey of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
; and he died in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
while leading the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
's expedition to Lake Nyasa.