1821–1890 · British explorer and travel writer
Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, army officer, writer and translator.
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About Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, army officer, writer and translator. He was born in Torquay, England, in 1821. He served in India and later lived in Trieste as British consul. He published Vikram and the Vampire in 1870 and The Book of the Sword in 1884. He died in Trieste in 1890.
- Born
- 1821
- Died
- 1890
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