Burton, Richard F[rancis], Sir, 1821-1890

First footsteps in East Africa
book chapter 1856

Summary: Sir Richard Francis Burton, KCMG, FRGS, was a British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and South America, as well as his extensive knowledge of languages and cultures, speaking up to 29 different languages. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1821-03-19 [2][6]
Birth Place: Torquay [2][6]; Devon [6]
Died: 1890-10-20 [2][6]
Death Place: Triest [2]; Trieste [6]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: translator [6]; explorer [6]; writer [6]; poet [6]; diplomat [6]; military personnel [6]; ethnologist [6]; linguist [6]; cartographer [6]; historian [6]; zoologist [6]; spy [6]; anthropologist [6]; traveler [6]; naturalist [6]; botanical collector [6]
Educated at: Trinity College [6]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [6]
Archives at: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]
Notable Names Database: Profile [6]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [6]
Oxford Reference: Overview [6]
Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present: Profile (requires subscription) [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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