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<p> Traveller, born in Hertfordshire; served first as a soldier in Scind under Sir C. Napier; visited [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]] as an Afghan pilgrim; wrote an account of his visit in his "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage, &c."; penetrated Central | Sir Richard Francis Burton <ref name="term_69904" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Traveller, born in Hertfordshire; served first as a soldier in Scind under Sir C. Napier; visited [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]] as an Afghan pilgrim; wrote an account of his visit in his "Personal [[Narrative]] of a Pilgrimage, &c."; penetrated Central Africa along with [[Captain]] Speke, and discovered Lake Tanganyika; visited Utah, and wrote "The City of the Saints"; travelled in Brazil, Palestine, and Western Africa, accompanied through many a hardship by his devoted wife; translated the "Arabian Nights"; his works on his travels numerous, and show him to have been of daring adventure (1821-1890). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 15 October 2021
Sir Richard Francis Burton [1]
Traveller, born in Hertfordshire; served first as a soldier in Scind under Sir C. Napier; visited Mecca and Medina as an Afghan pilgrim; wrote an account of his visit in his "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage, &c."; penetrated Central Africa along with Captain Speke, and discovered Lake Tanganyika; visited Utah, and wrote "The City of the Saints"; travelled in Brazil, Palestine, and Western Africa, accompanied through many a hardship by his devoted wife; translated the "Arabian Nights"; his works on his travels numerous, and show him to have been of daring adventure (1821-1890).
