Captain Sir Richard

Captain Sir Richard
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton

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  • Burton, Captain Sir Richard Francis — (1821–1890)    British soldier, explorer, master linguist, and diplomat, Sir Richard Burton was best known for his dispute with John Hanning Speke about the source of the Nile River. While serving in the Indian Army, Burton became an expert in… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Sir Richard Francis Burton — Richard Francis Burton Pour les articles homonymes, voir Burton. Richard Francis Burton …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet — GCB (23 June 1741 – 27 December 1817) was an English naval officer who played a distinguished role at the Battle of Camperdown.He was the younger son of Lt Gen. Richard Onslow and his wife Pooley, daughter of Charles Walton. Onslow s uncle was… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Richard Cox — (or Baronet Richard Cox III) (1650 ndash;1733) was Lord Chancellor of Ireland [http://genloc.com/JesseCox/Pictures/SirRichard.jpg] from 1703 to 1707. He was born in Bandon, Ireland and died in Dunmanway, Ireland. He wrote a history of Ireland… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet — (c. 1683 February 17 1733), was the last Governor of North Carolina under proprietary rule, serving in that capacity from 1725 to 1731.The previous governor, George Burrington, had been removed from office in 1725 by the Lords Proprietors,… …   Wikipedia

  • Burton, Sir Richard — ▪ British scholar and explorer Introduction in full  Sir Richard Francis Burton   born March 19, 1821, Torquay, Devonshire, Eng. died Oct. 20, 1890, Trieste, Austria Hungary [now in Italy]       English scholar explorer and Orientalist who was… …   Universalium

  • Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet — Infobox Military Person name=Richard Strachan, 6th BaronetRef label|A|a|none lived=27 October 1760 ndash; 3 February 1828 caption= placeofbirth = Devon, England placeofdeath = Bryanston Square, London nickname= residence = United Kingdom… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet — Infobox Person name = Richard King image size = yes caption = Sir Richard King birth name = birth date = birth date|1774|11|28|df=yes birth place = Maypowder, Dorset, England death date = death date and age|1834|8|5|1774|11|28|df=yes death place …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Richard Bickerton, 1st Baronet — Rear Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, 1st Baronet (23 June 1727 – 25 February 1792) was a British naval officer who finished his career as a Rear admiral in the British Royal Navy and was ennobled as the first Baronet Bickerton of Upwood. He served …   Wikipedia

  • Steele, Sir Richard — born 1672, Dublin, Ire. died Sept. 1, 1729, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales English journalist, dramatist, essayist, and politician. He began his long friendship with Joseph Addison at school and attempted an army career before turning to… …   Universalium

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