: Financing Livingstone

This paper addresses a gap in our knowledge regarding the funding of Livingstone's African explorations between 1849 and 1873. Although the story of this missionary has become mythical, it is less known that he financed his first explorations from his own pocket. It was not until 1858 that the British were taken with enthusiasm and granted him funding. This was followed by a period of disinterest for his rather hazardous expeditions and his patrons deserted him. Still, Livingstone has remained alive in the collective memory.Ce texte tente de combler un manque concernant le financement des explorations de Livingstone en Afrique entre 1849 et 1873. Si l'histoire de ce missionnaire est presque mythique, on ignore souvent qu'il a auto-financé ses premières explorations. Ce n'est qu'à partir de 1858 que les Britanniques seront conquis et lui accorderont des subventions. Mais vient par la suite le temps d'un désintérêt pour ses expéditions plutôt hasardeuses. Oublié de ses mécènes, Livingstone restera néanmoins dans la mémoire collective