Jacob Wainwright

Jacob Wainwright
Illustration of porters carrying Livingstone's body
Born
Yamuza

c. 1859
Near Lake Nyasa/Malawi
(modern Malawi?)
DiedApril 1892 (age about 33)
Urambo District, German East Africa
(modern Tanzania)
Occupation(s)porter, servant, interpreter, teacher
Known forAssociation with David Livingstone

Jacob Wainwright (born Yamuza; c. 1859 – April 1892) was an African man who worked as an attendant for the explorer David Livingstone.

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