Burton, Sir Richard
1821–1890 European adventurer, polyglot, ethnographer, and prolific writer who explored Africa, the Middle East, and Muslim Central Asia.
Burton, Sir Richard
1821–1890 European adventurer, polyglot, ethnographer, and prolific writer who explored Africa, the Middle East, and Muslim Central Asia.
- Ari Nave
A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.
