Sir Henry (Harry) Hamilton Johnston ( born Harry Hamilton Johnston ; June 12, 1858 - July 31, 1927 ) is an English explorer in Africa and a colonial administrator.
| Harry Hamilton Johnston | |
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| English Harry hamilton johnston | |
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| Date of Birth | June 12, 1858 |
| Place of Birth | London |
| Date of death | July 31, 1927 (69 years old) |
| A place of death | Workops , nottinghamshire |
| A country | United Kingdom |
| Scientific field | natural science |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards and prizes |   (1896), Gold Medal of the Zoological Society of London (1902), Honorary Doctor of the University of Cambridge (1902) |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " HHJohnst. " . Personal page on IPNI website The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Johnston " . |
Biography
Johnston studied zoology and foreign languages. He later began to paint, after spending 2 years in France, and in 1876 went for the pleasure of traveling to Portugal and Spain. Johnston was short, 152 cm tall, but became known as the "Little Giant." He was an experienced artist, photographer, cartographer, linguist, naturalist and writer. In 1882, he set out to explore tropical West Africa. He visited Mosamedish and the Kunen River , traveled around the Congo River from the mouth to Bolobo . In 1884, on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society, he studied the flora and fauna of Kilimanjaro in East Africa, and the following year became vice-consul in Cameroon . In 1889, he was transferred to the same post in Mozambique . Here he explored Leopold Lake . From 1891 to 1895, in the status of Commissioner of Queen Victoria and Consul General of British Central Africa, he ensured the safety of traffic on Lake Nyasa .
Johnston was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts ; his paintings of African wildlife are exceptional. He spoke more than 30 African languages, as well as Arabic, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese. In 1896, he was knighted and retired in 1904, after which he continued his fascination with natural history. He discovered over 100 new species of birds, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates. Perhaps the most notable of all was the discovery of okapi . Johnston has written over 60 books, including The Story of My Life, 1923, as well as more than 600 short works.
Compositions
- The river Congo from its mouth to Bolobo . London (1884)
- The Kilima-Njaro expedition . London (1886)
- Livingstone and the exploration of Central Africa . London (1891)
- British Central Africa . London (1897)
- A history of the colonization of Africa by alien races . Cambridge (1899)
- The Uganda Protectorate . 2 Bde. London (1902)
- Liberia London (1906)
- George Grenfell and the Congo . London (1908)
Literature
- Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Mike Grayson. The eponym dictionary of mammals. - Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 .-- P. 214. - 574 p. - ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 .
- Roland Anthony Oliver, Sir Harry Johnston and the Scramble for Africa . Chatto & Windus, London 1957.
- Alex Johnston: The Life and Letters of Sir Harry Johnston . Cape, London 1929 (author - Harry Johnston brother).