Mungo Park
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Summary
Mungo Park was born on September 11, 1771[1], in Scotland[2]. He died on January 1, 1806[3], in Bussa[4]. He worked as a physician[5], explorer[6], physician writer[7], surgeon[8], and naturalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,508 views/month, #7,089 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: September 10, 1771[11], 1771[12]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
- Occupation: geographer[14], writer[15], botanist[16], traveler[17]
- Educated at: University of Edinburgh[18], Selkirk High School[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Commons category: Mungo Park[21]
- Cause of death: drowning[22]
- Family name: Park[23]
- Given name: Mungo[24]
- Commons gallery: Mungo Park[25]
- Work location: West Africa[26]
- Relative: Q139859919[27]
- Manner of death: accidental death[28]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[29], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[30], Dictionary of African Biography[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Library of the World's Best Literature[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[39]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[40]
- Commons Creator page: Mungo Park[41]
- Different from: Mungo Park[42]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Mungo Park include Parkia[43], a taxon[44] and Mungo Park Medal[45], an award[46].
Why It Matters
Mungo Park has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for him include Parkia[43], a taxon[44] and Mungo Park Medal[45], an award[46].
FAQs
Where was Mungo Park born?
Mungo Park was born in Scotland[2].
Where did Mungo Park die?
Mungo Park died in Bussa[4].
What did Mungo Park do for work?
Mungo Park worked as a physician[5], explorer[6], physician writer[7], surgeon[8], and naturalist[9].
Where did Mungo Park go to school?
Mungo Park was educated at University of Edinburgh[18] and Selkirk High School[19].