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Sir Richard Francis Burton
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Born | |
Died | 20 October 1890 |
(aged 69)
Burial place | St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Mirza Abdullah the Bushri Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî Frank Baker |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Occupation | Soldier, diplomat, explorer, translator, arabist, author |
Notable work
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah; The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; The Kasidah |
Spouse(s) |
Isabel Arundell (m. 1861)
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Military career | |
Nickname(s) | Ruffian Dick |
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Bombay Army |
Years of service | 1842–61 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Crimea War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Crimea Medal |
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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a famous English explorer, writer, translator, ethnologist, spy and soldier.
He traveled a lot in Asia, Africa and the Americas. As a spy for the British government, he was also among the very few Western Christian people who secretly managed to visit the Islamic holy city of Mecca, in Arabia, at the time of the Hajj
He is also famous for his English language translation of the Arabic book, One Thousand and One Nights (also called The Arabian Nights).
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