To imagine the kind of extreme poverty David Livingstone spent the early part of his life in, you need only visit the Museum that bears his name. The popular National Trust for Scotland property is housed in Shuttle Row and is actually located in the humble tenement that the Livingstone family shared with 23 other families.
Despite the long work hours, the Livingstone family also held a strong commitment to education and David still managed to find the time to go to school. This interest would go on to influence much of his adult life.
Livingstone rose from these humble beginnings to study medicine at what is now the University of Strathclyde. As well as studying medicine, he also attended Greek and Theology lectures at the University of Glasgow. It was during this time that Livingstone would go on to meet a man by the name of Ralph Wardlaw — a man who would change his life forever. Wardlaw was a reverend and well-known anti-slavery campaigner and he had a profound effect on the way that Livingstone saw the world around him.
So much that, that after graduating from university, David enrolled at the London Missionary Society LMS and committed his life to becoming a missionary. Upon finishing his training at the London Missionary School, David wanted to go to China, however the outbreak of the first Opium war prevented this from coming to fruition and the LMS instead suggested that he go to the West Indies. After many years of exploring the Zambezi, Livingstone came to believe that he had a spiritual calling for exploration, rather than preaching.
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During his first visit back to the British Isles, Livingstone became a national hero. He was awarded a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society, an honorary doctorate from Oxford University, and a private audience with Queen Victoria. Those eager to shake his hand also mobbed him in the streets as he became somewhat of a celebrity. His penchant for exploring could not help but affect his family life.
David Livingstone married Mary Moffat, and despite living in the same house for only four of the 17 years of their marriage, the couple had several children. On finding the Lualaba River, Livingstone mistakenly concluded it was the high part of the Nile River. While searching for the source of the Nile, Livingstone witnessed a slave massacre at Nyangwe, where some people were killed. Livingstone was so shattered by the experience he abandoned his mission. Livingstone completely lost contact with the outside world for six years.
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