James Bruce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Bruce

British explorer

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1730

Place of Birth: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1794

Profession: botanist, archaeologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile.