Richard Francis Burton
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Richard Francis Burton was a 19th-century British explorer, soldier, linguist, and writer renowned for his travels in Africa and Asia and for translating works such as "The Arabian Nights" and the "Kama Sutra" into English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Francis Burton canonical | 3 |
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
explorer
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ soldier ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
London
NERFINISHED
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Mortlake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| coExplorerWith | John Hanning Speke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1821-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1890-10-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explored |
Ethiopia
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Great Lakes region of East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Francis Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ethnography
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poetry ⓘ translation ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of Africa
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exploration of Asia ⓘ pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise ⓘ search for the source of the Nile ⓘ unexpurgated translations of erotic and taboo texts ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Persian ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple other languages ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea | unexpurgated scholarly translation of erotic literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of One Thousand and One Nights
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English translation of the Kama Sutra ⓘ First Footsteps in East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night NERFINISHED ⓘ The City of the Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lake Regions of Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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diplomat ⓘ ethnologist ⓘ explorer ⓘ fencer ⓘ orientalist ⓘ soldier ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Devon
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England ⓘ Torquay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Trieste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British consul in Damascus
NERFINISHED
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British consul in Fernando Po NERFINISHED ⓘ British consul in Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ British consul in Trieste ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servedIn | East India Company Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| spouse | Isabel Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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