History: Sir Richard Francis Burton. Explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. Spoke 29 languages. Scar left cheek from Somali javelin. Photo (woodburytype) Lock & Whitfield, 1876 [636 x 800][OS]

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