Bruce, James, 1730-1794

Scottish traveler and explorer; spent time in Africa and "became the first European to trace and document the course of the Nile by following it upstream from Egypt through Sudan to its origins in the Blue Nile in Ethiopia"

HMML ID
829985088684
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/829985088684
LC name
Bruce, James, 1730-1794
HMML name
Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50043379
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/32094803

Personal information

Birth date
1730-12-14
Death date
1794-04-27
Centuries
18th century CE
Gender
Males
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General notes

Description
"became the first European to trace and document the course of the Nile by following it upstream from Egypt through Sudan to its origins in the Blue Nile in Ethiopia."
Citations
"James Bruce," Wikipedia, accessed February 17, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bruce.
Description
Voyage aux sources du Nil, en Nubie et en Abyssynie, pendant les annees 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772
Citations
SJRB 00642, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed February 17, 2025, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/832797.

Preferred citation

"Bruce, James, 1730-1794." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 17, 2025. https://w3id.org/haf/person/829985088684

Change notes

Date added
2025-02-17
Last edited
2025-02-17