'''Sir Henry Morton Stanley''' was born on January 28, 1841 in [[Denbigh]], [[Denbighshire]], [[Wales]]. He was a [[journalist]] and [[Explorers|explorer]].
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'''Sir Henry Morton Stanley''' was born on January 28, 1841 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, [[Wales]]. He was a British-American [[journalist]] and [[Explorers|explorer]].
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He is famous for his exploration of [[Africa]] and his search for [[David Livingstone]], having been sent to look for him by the ''New York Herald''. <ref>http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bliving10.html</ref> He died on May 10, 1904 in [[London]], [[England]].
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He is famous for his exploration of [[Africa]] and his search for [[David Livingstone]] (who he ultimately found), having been sent to look for him by the ''New York Herald''. <ref>http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bliving10.html</ref> Stanley's efforts helped the [[Belgian]] King [[Leopold II]] establish the [[Congo]] free state in Africa.<ref>The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005</ref>
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He died on May 10, 1904 in [[London]], [[England]].