What is Richard Francis Burton?
Captain Sir '''Richard Francis Burton''' (1821–1890) was a famous [[English people|English]] explorer, writer, translator, [[ethnologist]], spy and soldier.<ref>Lovell, MS 'A Rage to Live:A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton' New York, 1999</ref> [[Image:RichardFrancisBurton.jpeg|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton]] He traveled a lot in [[Asia]], [[Africa]] and the [[Americas]].<ref>Lovell</ref> As a spy for the British government, he was also among the very few [[Western]] [[Christian]] people who secretly managed to visit the [[Islamic]] holy city of [[Mecca]], in [[Arabia]], at the time of the [[Hajj]]<ref>Rice, E 'Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent' New York, 1990</ref> He is also famous for his English language translation of the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] book, ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' (also called ''The Arabian Nights''). ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Richard Francis}} [[Category:1821 births]] [[Category:1890 deaths]] [[Category:English scientists]] [[Category:19th-century English writers]] [[Category:English explorers]] [[Category:British ethnologists]]