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Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (/ ˈ b ɜːr t ən /; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
- 1842–1861
- Crimean War
Mar 15, 2024 · Sir Richard Burton (born March 19, 1821, Torquay, Devonshire, England—died October 20, 1890, Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now in Italy]) was an English scholar-explorer and Orientalist who was the first European to discover Lake Tanganyika and to penetrate hitherto-forbidden Muslim cities.
- Fawn Mckay Brodie
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Richard Burton, a Victorian explorer, writer and translator who travelled in Asia and Africa. Find out how he discovered Lake Victoria, quarrelled with John Speke, and translated eastern literature.
Oct 15, 2018 · Victorian adventurer Richard Francis Burton, born in England in 1821, was a soldier, spy, and explorer — but that's not even the half of it. Meet the actual most interesting man in the world. All That's Interesting
A comprehensive biography of the explorer, soldier, linguist, and writer who mastered half a dozen Eastern languages and visited Mecca, Harrar, Lake Tanganyika, and Dahomey. Learn about his early career, his ethnological studies, his pilgrimage to Mecca, his expeditions to East Africa and the Cameroons, his publications, and his controversies.
Sir Richard Burton, (born March 19, 1821, Torquay, Devonshire, Eng.—died Oct. 20, 1890, Trieste, Austria-Hungary), English scholar-explorer and Orientalist. Expelled from Oxford in 1842, Burton went to India as a subaltern officer. There he disguised himself as a Muslim and wrote detailed reports of merchant bazaars and urban brothels.
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS ( / ˈbɜːrtən /; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
