Verney Lovett Cameron (1844–94)

Explorer in Africa. Joined the Royal Navy in 1857. Took part in a second expedition to find David Livingstone in central Africa, 1872–3, and retrieved Livingstone’s journals from Ujiji. Continued travelling in Africa until 1875 and was the first European to cross Africa from east to west. Travelled from Turkey to India, 1878–9, and joined Richard Burton on a mission to west Africa, 1881–2.