| Baker, Sir Samuel White 1821-1893. British explorer who founded a settlement at Ceylon (1848), explored the Blue Nile region (1861-1862), and discovered Lake Albert (1864). |
Baker, Sir Samuel White
English explorer who, with John Hanning Speke, helped to locate the sources of the Nile River.
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