Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG, FRGS | |
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 Burton, taun 1864 | |
| Lahia | 19 Maret 1821 |
| Maningga | 20 Oktober 1890 (umua 69) |
| Resting place | St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake, London, England |
| Kabangsaan | Inggirih |
| Kawarganagaraan | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Universitas Oxford |
| Karojo | Parajurik, diplomat, parantau, panarjamah, ahli bahaso Arab, pangarang. |
Notable work | Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah; The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; The Kasidah |
| Pasangan | Isabel Burton (m. 1861–1890) |
| Military career | |
| Nickname | Ruffian Dick |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Kekaisaran British |
| Service/branch | Tantara Bombay |
| Years of service | 1842–61 |
| Rank | Kapten |
| Battles/wars | Parang Crimea |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Medali Crimea |
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Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG, FRGS (19 Mac 1821 – 20 Oktober 1890) adolah saurang parantau, ahli geografi, panarjamah, pangarang, parajurik, ahli Oriental (Orientalist), ahli kartografi, etnologi, ahli risik, ahli linguistik, panyaia, pamain padang, jo saurang diplomat. Baliau tanamo karano panjalajahannyo di Asia, Afrika jo Amerika, dan pangatauannyo tantang macam-macam bahaso jo budayo. Maikuik ciek sumber, baliau dapek batutua 29 bahaso Eropa, Asia jo Afrika.[1]
Pancapaian tanamo Burton tamasuak pajalanan ka Makah - Burton tapaso mamakai samaran karano pado wakatu tu urang Eropa indak dibana masuak ka kota tu, jo ka dibunuah jiko buek sarupo tu; tarjamahan buku Seribu Satu Malam nan indak ditapih bahaso jo caritonyo; manabik buku Kama Sutra dalam bahaso Inggirih; jo pajalanan basamo John Hanning Speke sabagai urang Eropa partamo ka Danau Gadang Afrika samaso mancari ulu Nil.
Burton indak paduli banyak aspek etnosentrisme masarakaik British pado jaman tu, jo maniakmati ubuangan paribadi dengan budayo-budayo nan bamacam ragam. Karya sarato surek-surek banyak mangkaritik kabijakan Kekaisaran British, sampai mandapek impak taadok karajonyo.
