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Stanley, Henry Morton
     
Stanley, Henry Morton
(1841-1904) a British explorer. In 1871 he was sent by a US newspaper to find David Livingstone in Africa, and is famous for saying "Dr Livingstone, I presume" when he found him. People sometimes say this as a joke when they meet someone.
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