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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1821 - 1890

Biography

Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat; born on March 19, 1821 in Torquay, Devon, England; died on October 20, 1890 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary; a captain in the army of the East India Company; led an expedition to Lake Tanganyika for the Royal Geographical Society; attended Trinity College, Oxford, but did not graduate.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Isabel Burton banking correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236538]
Identifier: MSS SC 208
Scope and Contents

Business file of ALS's collected by Lady Burton's banker, George Holme of the London Joint Stock Bank, London.

Dates: 1876-1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Isabel Burton banking correspondence

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