Sir Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton
noun
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑explorer, ↑adventurer

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  • Richard Francis Burton — Porträt, Frederic Leighton Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG (* 19. März 1821 in Torquay, Devonshire, nach anderen Quellen in Barham House, Hertfordshire, England; † 19. Oktober 1890 in Triest) war ein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Burton, Captain Sir Richard Francis — (1821–1890)    British soldier, explorer, master linguist, and diplomat, Sir Richard Burton was best known for his dispute with John Hanning Speke about the source of the Nile River. While serving in the Indian Army, Burton became an expert in… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Burton,Sir Richard Francis — Burton, Sir Richard Francis. 1821 1890. British explorer and Orientalist. Disguised as a Pathan, he journeyed (1853) to the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina and in 1858 tried unsuccessfully to discover the source of the Nile River. His best… …   Universalium

  • Burton, Sir Richard Francis — (1821 1890)    Burton studied at Trinity College, Oxford, became a talented linguist and had a colorful life: intrepid traveler, linguist, scholar, soldier, anthropologist, and a prolific and gifted writer. He published 43 volumes on his… …   British and Irish poets

  • Burton, Sir Richard — ▪ British scholar and explorer Introduction in full  Sir Richard Francis Burton   born March 19, 1821, Torquay, Devonshire, Eng. died Oct. 20, 1890, Trieste, Austria Hungary [now in Italy]       English scholar explorer and Orientalist who was… …   Universalium

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