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'''Richard Francis Burton'''
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ASL Council 1863 [1st and new July] Vice President<br />ASL Council 1864 Vice President<br />ASL Council 1865 Vice President<br />ASL Council 1866 Vice President<br />ASL Council 1867 President<br />ASL Council 1869 Vice President (ex president)<br /><br />ESL Council 1869-70 Member<br /><br />AI Council 1872 Member<br />AI Council 1873 Member<br /><br />LAS Council 1873 Vice President<br />LAS Council 1874 Vice President<br />LAS Council 1875 Vice President
=== House Notes ===
1885 list gives 1863<br />1863 to Fernando Po<br />4th list 1864.03.15 gives him as Burton, Captain Richard Fenwick<br />1865 to Santos in Brazil<br />1868 to Damascus<br />1871 to Trieste
=== Notes From Elsewhere ===
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages.[1]<br /><br />Member of the Athenaeum Club from 1861
