![UK: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was UK: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00MEA/uk-captain-sir-richard-francis-burton-kcmg-frgs-19-march-1821-20-october-1890-was-an-english-explorer-translator-writer-soldier-orientalist-ethnologist-linguist-poet-hypnotist-fencer-and-diplomat-he-was-known-for-his-travels-and-explorations-within-asia-and-africa-as-well-as-his-extraordinary-knowledge-of-languages-and-cultures-2B00MEA.jpg)
UK: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was
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Richard Francis Burton … dashing explorer of the exotic and erotic | Adventure travel | The Guardian
![Portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton ( - English School, (19th century) as art print or hand painted oil. Portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton ( - English School, (19th century) as art print or hand painted oil.](https://www.myartprints.com/kunst/english_school_19th_century/Portrait-of-Sir-Richard-Francis-Burton.jpg)
Portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton ( - English School, (19th century) as art print or hand painted oil.
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