Richard Francis Burton

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Richard Francis Burton

Description area

Dates of existence

1821-1890

History

Richard Francis Burton was born on 19 March 1821, the eldest son of Captain Joseph Netterville Burton and his wife, Martha. He had a peripatetic childhood living on the continent as well as in England. His father wished for him to become a clergyman andread more