Francis Burton information

Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (/ˈbɜːrtən/; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, and soldier. He...

Francis Burton may refer to: Francis Burton (1696–1744), member of parliament for Coleraine, and for Clare Francis Burton (died 1832) (c. 1744–1832),...

Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and...

wife and partner of the explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890). Isabel Arundell was born in London, England, on 20 March...

William Francis Burton (1 January 1907 in North Walsham, Norfolk – 21 October 1995 in Colchester, Essex) was a prolific English marine and landscape artist...

Arabist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) published over 40 books and countless articles, monographs and letters. Most of Burton's books are travel...

border is studded with silver nails. Visiting the Kaaba in 1853, Richard Francis Burton noted that: The colour appeared to me black and metallic, and the centre...

Scotland, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, and Russia. [citation needed] Richard Francis Burton entered Trinity College, Oxford in autumn 1840, after his family had...

Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, with remainder to his nephew Francis Burton, and Earl Conyngham, of Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, which...

Francis Robert Burton (9 September 1840 – 4 July 1915) was a Public Servant in the early days of South Australia and is remembered for his work in improving...

Nights and One Night (1882, nine volumes), and then by Sir Richard Francis Burton, entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1885, ten volumes) –...

Keith 1893, p. 43. Harrison, Francis Burton 1945. McConathy 1972. Harrison, J. Houston, pp. 79–80. Harrison, Francis Burton 1946. "Thomas Harrison". University...

(8th−13th centuries) – by the British explorer and Arabist Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890). It stands as the only complete translation of the Macnaghten...

Francis Harrison may refer to: Francis Burton Harrison (1873–1957), American statesman; U.S. Representative Francis Capel Harrison (1863–1938), British...

Society of London, likely founded at the same time in 1863 by Sir Richard Francis Burton and Dr James Hunt. The club met in Bartolini's dining rooms near Fleet...

In 1853, Sir Richard Francis Burton undertook the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina disguised as a Muslim. Although Burton was certainly not the...

versions. Probably the best-known English version is that of Sir Richard Francis Burton which is, however, not a translation but a very free adaptation. The...

Burton Francis (born 2 January 1987) is a South African professional rugby union footballer. He usually plays as a fly-half although he has occasionally...

towards independence, in 1912 opened up the opportunity. He appointed Francis Burton Harrison as governor, and Harrison replaced mainlanders with Filipinos...

"benefactors". Among the denizens of the Riverworld, we meet Sir Richard Francis Burton, Mark Twain, Odysseus, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hermann Göring, Tom Mix,...

city from 1647 until 1875, when it was conquered by Egypt. Richard Francis Burton describes Harar during his visit in 1855: "The ancient metropolis of...

true author, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a well-known British Arabist and explorer. In a note to the reader, Burton claims to be the translator...