Francis Younghusband
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1863 – 1942
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Who was Francis Younghusband?
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, which he led, during which a massacre of Tibetans occurred, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society.
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- Born
- May 31, 1863
Murree - Also known as
- Sir Younghusband
- Francis Edward Sir Younghusband
- Sir Francis
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
(1881 - ) - Clifton College
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Died
- Jul 31, 1942
Lytchett Minster and Upton
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on July 23, 2013
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