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James Augustus Grant,  (11 April 1827 — 11 February 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa. A Walk across Africa, in which he dealt particularly with “the ordinary life and pursuits, the habits and feelings of the natives” and the economic value of the countries traversed. In 1864 he was awarded the patron’s medal of the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1866 given the Companionship of the Bath in recognition of his services in the expedition.