Бёртон Ричард Фрэнсис
Date of Birth:
1821, 19 марта
Place of Birth:
Торки, Великобритания
Date of death:
1890, 20 октября
Activities
- earth sciences
- social sciences
Curriculum Vitae +
Капитан сэр Ричард Фрэнсис Бёртон (англ. Richard Francis Burton; 19 марта 1821, Торки — 20 октября 1890, Триест) — британский путешественник, писатель, поэт, переводчик, этнограф, лингвист, гипнотизёр, фехтовальщик и дипломат. Прославился своими исследованиями Азии и Африки, а также своим исключительным знанием различных языков и культур. По некоторым оценкам, Бёртон владел двадцатью девятью языками, относящимися к различным языковым семьям. В течение двух лет работал консулом в Дамаске и в 1872 году опубликовал двухтомник "Unexplored Syria" в соавторстве с Чарльзом Ф. Тирвиттом Дрейком и своей женой.
Publications 17+
- A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. With notices of the so-called "Amazons," the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade, and the Negro's place in nature. In 2 vol. Vol. 1 / by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. – Memorial edition. – London : Tylston and Edwards, 1893. – XXI, [3], 256 p. : ill. – (The memorial edition of the works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; vol. 3).
- A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. With notices of the so-called "Amazons," the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade, and the Negro's place in nature. In 2 vol. Vol. 2 / by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. – Memorial edition. – London : Tylston and Edwards, 1893. – VIII, 305, [1] p. – (The memorial edition of the works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; vol. 4).
- Etruscan Bologna : a study / by Richard F. Burton. - London : Smith, Elder, & Co., 1876. - XII, [2], 275, [1] p.
- Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil. With a full account of the gold and diamond mines. Also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the Great River Sâo Francisco, from Sabará to the sea. Volume 1 / by Captain Richard F. Burton. – London : Tinsley Brothers, 1869. – XII, 443 p. : ill., tab.
- Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil. With a full account of the gold and diamond mines. Also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the Great River Sâo Francisco, from Sabará to the sea. Volume 2 / by Captain Richard F. Burton. – London : Tinsley Brothers, 1869. – VIII, 478 p. : ill., map.
- First footsteps in East Africa, or, An exploration of Harar. In 2 vol. Volume 2 / by captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. - London : Tylston and Edwards, 1894. - [6], 276 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. - (The memorial edition of the works of captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; vol. 7).
- Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. 1 / by captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton ; with an introduction by Stanley Lane-Poole. - London : George Bell & Sons, 1898. - XXX, [4], 436 p. : ill., map.
- Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. 2 / by captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton ; with an introduction by Stanley Lane-Poole. - London : George Bell & Sons, 1898. - XII, [4], 479 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. - (Bohn's standart library). - Includ.: A classified catalogue of selected works including an alphabetical list of Bohn's library, published by George Bell & Sons. - 48 p.
- Premiers pas dans l'Afrique Orientale / par le capitaine R. Burton. - Bruxelles : Meline, Cans et Cie, 1857. - 286 p.
- The City of the Saints, and across the Rocky Mountains to California / by Richard F. Burton. - 2nd ed. - London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. - X, [2], 707 p., [10] leaves of plates.
- The lake regions of Central Africa, a picture of exploration. Vol. 1 / by Richard F. Burton. - London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. - XVI, [2], 412 p., [6] leaves of col. plates : [8] ill.
- The lake regions of Central Africa, a picture of exploration. Vol. 2 / by Richard F. Burton. - London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. - VI, [2], 468 p., [6] leaves of col. plates, 1 folded leaf of map : ill.
- Two trips to Gorilla Land and the cataracts of the Congo. In 2 vol. Vol. 2 / by Richard F. Burton. - London : Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1876. - VI, [2], 355, [1] p. : ill., maps.
- Unexplored Syria : visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Aláh. In 2 vol. Vol. 1 / by Richard F. Burton and Charles F. Tyrwhitt Drake. - London : Tinsley Brothers, 1872. - XVIII, [2], 360 p., [1] leaf of ill. : ill.
- Unexplored Syria : visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Aláh. In 2 vol. Vol. 2 / by Richard F. Burton and Charles F. Tyrwhitt Drake. – London : Tinsley Brothers, 1872. – VI, [2], 400 p. : ill.
- Zanzibar; city, island, and coast. In 2 vol. Vol. 1 / by Richard F. Burton. – London : Tinsley Brothers, 1872. – XII, [2], 503 p. : ill., maps.
- Zanzibar; city, island, and coast. In 2 vol. Vol. 2 / by Richard F. Burton. – London : Tinsley Brothers, 1872. – VI, [2], 519 p. : ill., maps.