Richard Francis Burton
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Richard Francis Burton was a 19th-century British explorer, soldier, linguist, and writer renowned for his travels in Africa and Asia and for translating works such as "The Arabian Nights" and the "Kama Sutra" into English.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Francis Burton canonical | 7 |
| Sir Richard Francis Burton | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11536524 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Richard Francis Burton Context triple: [Der Weltensammler, mainSubject, Richard Francis Burton]
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Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger was an English character actor best known for his eccentric and memorable roles in early 20th-century British cinema and theatre, including his iconic performance as Dr. Pretorius in "The Bride of Frankenstein."
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Victor Saville
Victor Saville was a British film director and producer known for his work in both the UK and Hollywood during the early to mid-20th century.
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Frederic John Napier Thesiger
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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George Levick
George Levick was a British Royal Navy surgeon, Antarctic explorer, and photographer best known for his role in Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition and his pioneering observations of penguin behavior.
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E.
Godfrey Tearle
Godfrey Tearle was a distinguished British stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his classical Shakespearean roles and appearances in notable films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Francis Burton Target entity description: Richard Francis Burton was a 19th-century British explorer, soldier, linguist, and writer renowned for his travels in Africa and Asia and for translating works such as "The Arabian Nights" and the "Kama Sutra" into English.
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A.
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger was an English character actor best known for his eccentric and memorable roles in early 20th-century British cinema and theatre, including his iconic performance as Dr. Pretorius in "The Bride of Frankenstein."
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B.
Victor Saville
Victor Saville was a British film director and producer known for his work in both the UK and Hollywood during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Frederic John Napier Thesiger
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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D.
George Levick
George Levick was a British Royal Navy surgeon, Antarctic explorer, and photographer best known for his role in Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition and his pioneering observations of penguin behavior.
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E.
Godfrey Tearle
Godfrey Tearle was a distinguished British stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his classical Shakespearean roles and appearances in notable films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
human ⓘ linguist ⓘ soldier ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Mortlake ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| coExplorerWith | John Hanning Speke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1821-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1890-10-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explored |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Great Lakes region of East Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes Region of Africa
Lake Tanganyika ⓘ Somaliland ⓘ |
| familyName | Burton ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
ethnography
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ translation ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of Africa
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exploration of Asia ⓘ pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise ⓘ search for the source of the Nile ⓘ unexpurgated translations of erotic and taboo texts ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Persian ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
multiple other languages ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Army ⓘ |
| middleName | Francis ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea | unexpurgated scholarly translation of erotic literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of One Thousand and One Nights
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English translation of the Kama Sutra ⓘ First Footsteps in East Africa ⓘ Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah ⓘ The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night ⓘ
linked to:
The Arabian Nights
The City of the Saints ⓘ The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi ⓘ The Lake Regions of Central Africa ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ ethnologist ⓘ explorer ⓘ fencer ⓘ orientalist ⓘ soldier ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Torquay ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
Trieste ⓘ
linked to:
Trieste, Italy
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| positionHeld |
British consul in Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
British consul
British consul in Fernando Po ⓘ
linked to:
British consul
British consul in Santos ⓘ
linked to:
British consul
British consul in Trieste ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servedIn |
East India Company Army
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company forces
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Richard Francis Burton ⓘ |
| spouse | Isabel Burton ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
India ⓘ Middle East ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Subject: Richard Francis Burton Description of subject: Richard Francis Burton was a 19th-century British explorer, soldier, linguist, and writer renowned for his travels in Africa and Asia and for translating works such as "The Arabian Nights" and the "Kama Sutra" into English.
Referenced by (12)
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