Papers, 1885-1910.
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Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, 1862-1900
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Mary Henrietta Kingsley was born on October 13, 1862, to George Henry and Mary Bailey Kingsley in Islington, England. Kingsley's father was a doctor, although he primarily devoted himself to traveling and writing. Despite a lack of any formal education except a few German lessons, Mary Kingsley clearly possessed a great thirst for knowledge, which was evidenced in her youth by her love of reading, particularly of scientific subjects. During her first thirty years, Kingsley lived the quiet life o...
Dennett, R.E. (Richard Edward), 1857-1921
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Author and businessman. Richard Edward Dennett (1857-1921) was born in Valparaiso, Chile, but was educated in England at the Marlborough School. After completing his education, he began working for Thomas Wilson, Sons & Co., a shipping company based in Kingston-upon-Hull. In 1879, Dennett left England and began working in West Africa for the Hatton & Cookson trading company. During this time he started writing a newspaper called the Congo Mirror, in which he addressed human rights issues...
