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| Picture No | 10217602 |
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| Description | Sir Richard Francis Burton |
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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890), English explorer, linguist and diplomat, pictured circa 1870. A master of up to 30 languages, Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Pathan in 1853 and later explored Africa, settting out with John Hanning Speke, to search for the source of the Nile River. In later life he served as a British diplomat in Brazil, Syria and Italy
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| Source | The Graphic. 1890, page 463 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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