1838 - 1884
Alexander Ross (missionary) Scottish Explorer
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| Birthday |
31st October, 1838
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| Birthplace |
Urquhart and Logie Wester, Scotland
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| Died |
6th May, 1884
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| Place of Death |
(today Akwa Akpa)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Alexander Ross (31 October 1838 – 6 May 1884) was a Scottish missionary with the United Presbyterian Church (Scotland) in Duke Town, Old Calabar, West Africa along with other notable missionaries including William Anderson, Hugh Goldie, and Mary Slessor. Making two separate expeditions in 1877 and 1878, Ross was the first white man to venture south of Old Calabar to the palm-oil town of Odobo. He discovered the Falls of Komè ('Düben' falls]) on the River Meme and recorded details of the places, customs and languages of Efut. In 1881 the Mission was torn apart by a schism between Ross and Anderson that was to be a crucial link in the chain of events which led to the annexation by Britain of the territory from Calabar to the Niger.
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