David Livingstone
We had no idea who David Livingstone was until we researched it, don't come for us. We came across the statue of him when visiting the Scott Monument and as such added it to our post planner so that we could learn about him. However, we also found out come interesting information on the statue itself so you've got a 2 for 1 deal here really. We'll start with the statue before we go into the man immortalised. David Livingstone died in 1873, spoiler, and three years later on the 15th of August the sculpture dedicated to him was unveiled. It was sculpted by Amelia Robertson Hill between 1875 and 1876, and depicts Livingstone wearing a cloak and haversack while holding a Bible. It also includes a lion skin from the time he survived a lion attack. We're not sure why a statue of him was commissioned, let alone so close to his death, but considering the famous phrase 'Dr Livingstone I presume' is connected to him, he was clearly quite an important man. ...
