Felkin, Robert William, 1853-1926

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Summary: Robert William Felkin FRSE LRCSE LRCP was a British medical missionary and explorer, a ceremonial magician, member of the S.R.I.A, member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a prolific author on Uganda and Central Africa, and early anthropologist, with an interest in hypnotism, ethno-medicine and tropical diseases. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1853 [2]; 1853-03-13 [4]
Birth Place: Nottingham [4]
Died: 1926 [2]; 1926-12-28 [4]
Death Place: Havelock North [4]
Country: Germany [2]; Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: explorer [4]; scientific explorer [4]; physician [4]; missionary [4]
Profession: Forschungsreisender [2]
Educated at: University of Edinburgh [4]; Wolverhampton Grammar School [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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