See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES TILSTONE See also:

• CHARLES TILSTONE BEKE (1800-1874)

BEKE (1800-1874)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English traveller, geographer and Biblical critic, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• STEPNEY
• STEPNEY, GEORGE (1663-1707)

Stepney, See also:

• MIDDLESEX
• MIDDLESEX, LIONEL CRANFIELD, 1ST EARL OF (1575-1645)

Middlesex, on the loth of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1800 . His See also:

• FATHER

father was a See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant in See also:

• LONDON

London, and See also:

• BEKE, CHARLES TILSTONE (1800-1874)

Beke engaged for a few years in See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile pursuits . He afterwards studied See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law at See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln's See also:

• INN

Inn, and for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time practised at the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar, but finally devoted himself to the study of See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical, See also:

• GEOGRAPHICAL

geographical and ethnographical subjects . The first-fruits of his researches appeared in his See also:

• WORK

work entitled Origines Biblicae, or Researches in Primeval See also:

• HISTORY

History, published in 1834 . An See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to reconstruct the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early history of the human See also:

• RACE

race from See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

geological data, it raised a See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm of opposition on the See also:

• PART

part of defenders of the traditional readings of the See also:

• BOOK

book of See also:

• GENESIS
• GENESIS (Gr. 'ybeo-es, becoming; the term being used in English as a synonym for origin or process of coming into being)

Genesis; but in recognition of the value of the work the university of See also:

• TUBINGEN

Tubingen conferred upon him the degree of Ph.D . For about two years (1837-1838) Beke held the See also:

• POST

post of acting See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul in See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony . From that time till his See also:

• DEATH

death his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention was largely given to geographical studies, chiefly of the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile valley . Aided by private See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends, he visited See also:

• ABYSSINIA (officially ETHIOPIA)

Abyssinia in connexion with the See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• SHOA

Shoa sent by the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government under the leadership of See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major (afterwards See also:

• SIR

Sir) See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis See also:

• HARRIS, GEORGE, 1ST BARON (1746–1829)
• HARRIS, JAMES (1709-1780)
• HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER (1848-1908)
• HARRIS, JOHN (c. 1666-1719)
• HARRIS, SIR WILLIAM SNOW
• HARRIS, THOMAS LAKE (1823-1906)
• HARRIS, WILLIAM TORREY (1835-1909)

Harris, and explored Gojam and more See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern regions up to that time unknown to Europeans . Among other achievements, Beke was the first to determine, with any approach to scientific accuracy, the course of the Abai (See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

Blue Nile) . The valuable results of this See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey, which occupied him from 1840 to . 1843, he gave to the See also:

• WORLD

world in a number of papers in scientific publications, chiefly in the See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of the Royal Geographical Society . On his return to London, Beke re-engaged in See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce, but devoted all his leisure to geographical and kindred studies .

In 1848 he planned an expedition from the mainland opposite See also:

• ZANZIBAR

Zanzibar to discover the See also:

• SOURCES

sources of the Nile . A start was made, but the expedition accomplished little . Beke's belief that the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White Nile was the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main stream was, however, shown to be accurate by subsequent exploration . In 1856 he endeavoured; unsuccessfully, to establish commercial relations with Abyssinia through See also:

• MASSAWA, or MASSOWAII

Massawa . In 1861–1862 he and his wife travelled in See also:

• SYRIA

Syria and See also:

• PALESTINE

Palestine, and went to See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt with the See also:

• OBJECT

object of promoting See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade with Central See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa and the growth of See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton in the See also:

• SUDAN (Arabic Bilad-es-Sudan, country of the blacks)

Sudan . In 1865 he again went to Abyssinia, for the purpose of obtaining from See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• THEODORE
• THEODORE (602-690)
• THEODORE (Fedor) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1741–1796)
• THEODORE (Rus. Fedor, or Feodor)

Theodore the See also:

• RELEASE (O.Fr. reles, variant of relais, from relaisser, to release, let go, Lat. relaxare)

release of the British captives . On learning that the captives had been released, Beke turned back, but Theodore afterwards re-arrested the party . To the military expedition sent to effect their release Beke furnished much valuable See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information, and his various services to the government and to geographical See also:

• RESEARCH (O. Fr. recerche, from recercher, re- and cercer, mod. chercher, to search; Late Lat. circare, to go round in a circle, to explore)

research were acknowledged by the See also:

• AWARD (from O. Fr. ewart, or esguart, cf. " reward ")

award of £soo in 1868 by the secretary for See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, and by the See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant of a See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo in 187o . In his seventy-See also:

• FOURTH

fourth See also:

• YEAR

year he undertook a journey to Egypt for the purpose of determining the real position of See also:

• MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

Mount See also:

• SINAI

Sinai . He conceived that it was on the eastern See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the Gulf of See also:

• AKABA, GULF OF

Akaba, and his journey convinced him that his view was right . It has not, however, commended itself to See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• ACCEPTANCE (Lat. acceptare, frequentative form of accipere, to receive)

acceptance . Beke died at See also:

• BROMLEY
• BROMLEY, SIR THOMAS (1530-1587)

Bromley, in See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent, on the 31st of See also:

• JULY

July 1874 .

Beke's writings are very numerous . Among the more important, besides those already named, are: An See also:

• ESSAY, ESSAYIST (Fr. essai, Late Lat. exagium, a weighing or balance; exigere, to examine; the term in general meaning any trial or effort)

Essay on the Nile and its Tributaries (1847), The Sources of the Nile (186o), and The British Captives in Abyssinia (1865) . He was a See also:

• FELLOW

fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and for his contributions to the knowledge of Abyssinia received its See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal, and also that of the Geographical Society of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France . As a result of a controversy over the statements of another Abyssinian explorer, See also:

• ANTOINE, ANDRE (1858- )

Antoine See also:

• ABBADIE, ANTOINE THOMSON
• ABBADIE, JAKOB (1654?–1727)

Abbadie, Beke returned the medal awarded him by the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French Society . Sec See also:

• SUMMARY

Summary of the See also:

• LATE

late Dr Beke's published See also:

• WORKS

works and . . . public services, by his widow (Tunbridge See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

Wells, 1876) .