David Livingstone Death
David passed away on May 1, 1873 at the age of 60 in Chief Chitambo's Village, Zambia. David's cause of death was malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery.
When did David Livingstone die?
May 1, 1873How did David Livingstone die? What was the cause of death?
Malaria and internal bleeding due to dysenteryHow old was David Livingstone when died?
60Where did David Livingstone die? What was the location of death?
Chief Chitambo's Village, Zambia
David Livingstone Birthday and Date of Death
David Livingstone was born on March 19, 1813 and died on May 1, 1873. David was 60 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 19, 1813
Date of Death: May 1, 1873
Age at Death: 60
Is David Livingstone's father, Neil Livingstone, dead or alive?
Neil Livingstone's information is not available now.
Is David Livingstone's mother, Agnes Livingstone, dead or alive?
Agnes Livingstone's information is not available now.
David Livingstone - Biography
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa.
His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Livingstone was one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, and he had a mythical status which operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire. His fame as an explorer helped drive forward the obsession with discovering the sources of the River Nile that formed the culmination of the classic period of European geographical discovery and colonial penetration of the African continent.
While Livingstone had a great impact on British Imperialism, he did so at a tremendous cost to his family. In his absences, his children grew up missing their father, and his wife Mary (daughter of Mary and Robert Moffat), whom he wed in 1845, endured very poor health, and died of malaria on 27 April 1862 trying to follow him in Africa.
Livingstone died on 1 May 1873 at the age of 60 in Chief Chitambo's village at Ilala, southeast of Lake Bangweulu, in present-day Zambia, from malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery. His loyal attendants Chuma and Susi removed his heart and buried it under a tree near the spot where he died, which has been identified variously as a Mvula tree or a Baobab tree.
That site, now known as the Livingstone Memorial, lists his date of death as 4 May, the date reported (and carved into the tree's trunk) by Chuma and Susi; but most sources consider 1 May—the date of Livingstone's final journal entry—as the correct one.
