According to one count, he spoke twenty-nine European, Asian, and African languages. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS ( / ˈ b ɜːr t ən/ 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, scholar and soldier. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah.
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