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James Holman
James Holman, in an 1830 Royal Society portrait by George Chinnery painted in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou)
Born
15 October 1786
Died
29 July 1857 (1857-07-30) (aged 70)
James Holman FRS (15 October 1786 – 29 July 1857), known as the "Blind Traveller," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for his writings on his extensive travels. Completely blind and experiencing pain and limited mobility, he undertook a series of solo journeys that were unprecedented both in their extent of geography and method of "human echolocation". In 1866, the journalist William Jerdan wrote that "From Marco Polo to Mungo Park, no three of the most famous travellers, grouped together, would exceed the extent and variety of countries traversed by our blind countryman." In 1832, Holman became the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe. He continued travelling, and by October 1846 had visited every inhabited continent.
JamesHolman FRS (15 October 1786 – 29 July 1857), known as the "Blind Traveller," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for...
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The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) is a modern English Bible translation from Holman Bible Publishers. The New Testament was published in 1999...
but must "take them out of their comfort zone". The prize is named for JamesHolman (1786-1857), a British adventurer and writer who was the first blind...
William C. Holman Correctional Facility is an Alabama Department of Corrections prison located in Atmore, Alabama. The facility is along Alabama State...
Prince of Wales Theatre, London and the widely panned 1948 film version of James Hadley Chase's 1939 novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish. She retired in 1948...
employed Holman, and speculated that this was to work on audio projects. Sound for Film and Television (2001) Surround Sound: Up and Running (2008) James A....
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competition. Founded on 1 June 1815 in the Thatched House Tavern in St James's, London as The Yacht Club by 42 gentlemen interested in sea yachting, the...
Elizabeth Lloyd Holman (née Holzman; May 23, 1904 – June 18, 1971) was an American socialite, actress, singer, and activist. Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman was...
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foreign travelers, including the so-called British "Blind Traveler" JamesHolman, who was suspected of spying and conducted back forcibly to the frontiers...
bar in 1903. In 1910, Holman became Attorney-General of New South Wales in the state's first Labor government, under Premier James McGowen. He succeeded...
Man became History's Greatest Traveler is a bestselling biography of JamesHolman (1786–1857), the blind Englishman who overcame the adversity of sightlessness...
King George, he was elected King on 4 March 1827 in the presence of JamesHolman. Patton, Adell (1996). Physicians, colonial racism, and diaspora in West...
colony at Fernando Po. During the first year, he was joined by Lieutenant JamesHolman who was famous in his time as "the Blind Traveller". In the mid-1830s...
and James Miners Holman, had taken over running the business from their father John. They were offered the designs of a new rock drill by a James McCulloch...
American Revolution (London: BBC Books, 2005) (New York: Ecco, 2006 ) JamesHolman, Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando...
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