Alexander Keith Johnston (1844–1879)
Alexander Keith Johnston (1844 – 28 June 1879 in
He was the son of published
From 1873 to 1875, he was geographer to a commission for the survey of
Several expeditions were conducted by * Mike Shand (University of Glasgow) to find the grave of Keith Johnston at Behobeho between 2001 and 2004. The grave searches have been documented in a chapter of the book *Wild Heart of Africa - The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, edited by Rolf Baldus and published by Rowland Ward in 2009.[citation needed]
He is memorialised on his father's grave in
References
- ISBN 978-0-330-51292-3.
- James McCarthy, Journey into Africa: The Life and Death of Keith Johnston, Scottish Cartographer and Explorer (1844–79) (Caithness, Scotland: Whittles Publishers, 2004) ISBN 1-904445-01-2
- Wild Heart of Africa - The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, edited by Rolf Baldus
- To the Central African Lakes and Back by Joseph Thomson (explorer) (2 vols., 1881)
- Search for the Grave of Keith Johnston Keith Johnston (cartographer)
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