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
- LC name
- Bruce, James, 1730-1794
- HMML name
- Bruce, James, 1730-1794
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1730-12-14
- Death date
- 1794-04-27
- Centuries
- 18th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Affiliations
- Student at
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