Arundell, Francis Vyvyan Jago (1780–1846), antiquary and traveller, was born at Launceston, Cornwall, in July 1780, the only son of Thomas Jago, a solicitor in that town, and his wife, Catherine, née Bolt, daughter of a surgeon at Launceston. He was educated at ...
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Arundell, Francis Vyvyan Jago (1780–1846), antiquary and traveller
W. P. Courtney
revised by Christine North
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Baber, Edward Colborne (1843–1890), orientalist and traveller
Thomas Seccombe
revised by Janette Ryan
Baber, Edward Colborne (1843–1890), orientalist and traveller, was born at Dulwich, Kent, on 30 April 1843, the son of Edward Baber (1815–1901), headmaster of Dulwich College grammar school, and his wife, Mary Hayward Colborne (1818/19–1881). He was a great-nephew of ...
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Bankes, William John (1786–1855), traveller and antiquary
Elizabeth Baigent
Bankes, William John (1786–1855), traveller and antiquary, was born on 11 December 1786, second son of Henry Bankes (1757–1834) of Kingston Lacy, Dorset, politician and author, and his wife, Frances (1760/61–1823), daughter of William Woodley, governor of the Leeward Islands, and the elder brother of ...
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Bankes, William John (1786–1855)
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William John Bankes (1786–1855) by Sir George Hayter, 1836 Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (The National Trust). Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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Beard, William (1772–1868), tourist guide and collector of bones
A. P. Woolrich
Beard, William (1772–1868), tourist guide and collector of bones, was born on 24 April 1772 at Woolvershill (Wolvershill), Banwell, Somerset, the eldest of the eight children of John Beard (1738–1801), a farmer, and his second wife, Ann, née Pool (1750–1833). He was educated by ...
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Beard, William (1772–1868)
Maker: Samuel Griffiths Tovey
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William Beard (1772–1868) by Samuel Griffiths Tovey, c. 1828–9 © Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
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Beke, Charles Tilstone (1800–1874), traveller and geographer
Donald Crummey
Beke, Charles Tilstone (1800–1874), traveller and geographer, was born on 10 October 1800 at Stepney, London, the son of James Beke (1779–1853), architect, and his wife Susannah Hindle (1778–1864). The family had ancestral connections to Bekesbourne in Kent, where ...
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Beke, Charles Tilstone (1800–1874)
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Charles Tilstone Beke (1800–1874) by Maull & Fox © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian (1868–1926), traveller, archaeologist, and diplomatist
Liora Lukitz
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian (1868–1926), traveller, archaeologist, and diplomatist, was born at Washington Hall, co. Durham, on 14 July 1868, the elder child and only daughter of (Thomas) Hugh Bell (1844–1931), an ironmaster, who succeeded his father as second baronet in 1904, and his first wife, ...
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Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian (1868–1926)
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Bent, (James) Theodore (1852–1897), traveller and antiquary
Elizabeth Baigent
Bent, (James) Theodore (1852–1897), traveller and antiquary, born at Baildon, Yorkshire, on 30 March 1852, was the only child of James Bent of Baildon and Margaret Eleanor, eldest daughter and coheir of James Lambert of Baildon. He was educated at Malvern Wells, then at ...
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Bicknell, Herman (1830–1875), orientalist and traveller
A. S. Bicknell
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Bicknell, Herman (1830–1875), orientalist and traveller, was born at Herne Hill, Surrey, on 2 April 1830, the third son of Elhanan Bicknell (1788–1861) and his third wife, Lucinda Sarah (1801–1850), who was the sister of Hablot Knight Browne (‘Phiz’). Clarence Bicknell (1842–1918), archaeologist and botanist, was his brother. He was educated at ...
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Brown, James (1709–1788), traveller and scholar
G. V. Benson
revised by S. Searight
Brown, James (1709–1788), traveller and scholar, was born at Kelso, Roxburghshire, on 23 May 1709, the son of James Brown, physician, of Kelso. Nothing is known of his family background but it seems to have involved an early move to London, since he was educated at ...
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Calvert, Albert Frederick (1872?–1946), traveller and author
Richard Hitchcock
Calvert, Albert Frederick (1872
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Carrington, Dorothy Violet [married name Frederica Rose, Lady Rose] (1910–2002), historian and writer on Corsica
Robert Sharp
Carrington, Dorothy Violet [married name Frederica Rose, Lady Rose] (1910–2002), historian and writer on Corsica, was born on 6 June 1910 at Perrott's Brook, North Cerney, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, the younger daughter of Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington (1844–1913), a veteran of various southern African wars between 1877 and 1902, and his wife, ...
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Carter, Francis (1741?–1783), traveller and collector of coins
Silvia Lauzzana
Carter, Francis (1741
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Chandler, Richard (bap. 1737, d. 1810), classical scholar and traveller
W. W. Wroth
revised by R. D. E. Eagles
Chandler, Richard (bap. 1737, d. 1810), classical scholar and traveller, was born at Elson, Hampshire, and baptized at Alverstoke on 11 May 1737, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Chandler. Educated at Winchester School on the foundation, he entered Queen's College, Oxford, on 9 May 1755, having failed to gain a place at ...
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Connor [formerly O'Connor], Bernard (c. 1666–1698), physician and writer on Poland
Gerald Stone
Connor [formerly O'Connor], Bernard (c. 1666–1698), physician and writer on Poland, the son of Bernard O'Connor, born in co. Kerry, Ireland, was descended from the O'Connor Kerry family, lords of Kerry. As a Roman Catholic, he was prohibited from attending school or university, and was therefore taught privately by tutors. Of his life in ...
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Cripps, John Marten (1780–1853), traveller and antiquary
Gordon Goodwin
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Cripps, John Marten (1780–1853), traveller and antiquary, was born in Sussex, the son of John Cripps. He was entered as a fellow-commoner at Jesus College, Cambridge, on 27 April 1798, and came under the care of Edward Daniel Clarke. Cripps was wealthy: by a will of 1 October 1797 he inherited the property of his maternal uncle, ...
