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As a result, he became one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"19 March 1813","date":"1813-03-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Blantyre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q881708"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1 May 1873","date":"1873-05-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Ilala Hill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31537904"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Scotland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22"},{"text":"United Kingdom","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"explorer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11900058"},{"text":"physician writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551835"},{"text":"geographer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901402"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"missionary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219477"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Glasgow","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192775"},{"text":"Charing Cross Hospital Medical School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5074354"},{"text":"Imperial College School of Medicine","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6006500"},{"text":"Gilbertfield House School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68375328"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P69"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Fellow of the Royal Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15631401","date":"1858"},{"text":"Patron’s Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26837312","date":"1855"},{"text":"Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19904118","date":"1857"},{"text":"Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20006267"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48373"],"faq":[{"q":"When was David Livingstone born?","a":"David Livingstone was born on 19 March 1813 in Blantyre."},{"q":"Where did David Livingstone study?","a":"David Livingstone was educated at University of Glasgow, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, Imperial College School of Medicine, Gilbertfield House School."}],"related":[{"name":"Arthur C. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: David Livingstone by Thomas Annan.jpg — Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.","cite":"\"David Livingstone\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/david-livingstone. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T05:28:37Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-livingstone","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-livingstone","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-livingstone?lang=ne"}}