Mary Kingsley

Mary Henrietta Kingsley was an English ethnographer, writer and explorer who made numerous travels through West Africa and wrote several books on her experiences there. Historians have credited Kingsley's work with helping to shape Western perceptions of the culture of Africa and colonialism.

13 October 1862

Born on the same birth day (13 October): Andrej Meszároš • Chip Foose • Ian Thorpe • Igor Ozhiganov • John C. Champion • John Rinehart Blue • Kiele Sanchez • Leon Leonwood Bean • Nana Mouskouri

Born in the same month (October 1862): Albert J. Beveridge • Auguste Lumière • Edward Stratemeyer • Johanna van Gogh-Bonger • Johnny Briggs (cricketer) • Mehmet Esat Bülkat