Person    | Male  Born 19/3/1821  Died 20/10/1890

Richard Francis Burton

Categories: Exploring

Countries: Africa, Indian Sub-continent

Richard Francis Burton

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Explorer. Born Devon. He and his wife Isabel, have a very unusual tomb at St Mary Magdalen, Worple Road, Mortlake.

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