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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Richard Francis Burton
Born: March 19, 1821
Died: October 20, 1890 (aged 69)
Bio: Sir Richard Francis Burton was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat.
Known for:
- The Kasidah (1880)
- The City of the Saints (1861)
- First Footsteps in East Africa (1856)
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