In 1805 Mungo Park was sent to trace the course of which river?
Mungo Park (explorer) to the Linnaean Society, describing eight new Sumatran fish. The paper was not published until three years later. He also presented Banks with various rare Sumatran plants. On 26 September 1794 Mungo Park offered his services to the African Association, then looking for a successor to Major Daniel Houghton, who had been sent in 1790 to discover the course of the Niger River and had died in the Sahara. Supported by Sir Joseph Banks, Park was selected. On 22 May 1795, Park left Portsmouth, England, on the brig "Endeavour", a vessel travelling to Gambia to trade for beeswax and ivory.
Mungo Park Jr. Mungo Park Jr. Mungo Park Jr. (9 January 1877 – 12 February 1960) was a pioneer in South American Golf and golf clubmaking. Park was also a successful golfer and golf course architect. He won the Argentine Open three times, including the inaugural championship in 1905. He was part of the famous Park family from Musselburgh that won a total seven Open Championships in the 19th century. Park was born in Musselburgh, Scotland (near Edinburgh) on 9 January 1877. His father, Willie Park Sr., was one of Scotland's top golfers, who won the first Open Championship in 1860 and Park