William Moorcroft
Veterinary physician, Deceased Person
1767 – 1825
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Who was William Moorcroft?
William Moorcroft, English explorer, was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, the illegitimate son of Ann Moorcroft, daughter of a local farmer. He was Baptised in 1767 in St Peter & St Paul the Parish Church of Ormskirk where there is a commemorative plaque to his life. While employed by the East India Company Moorcroft travelled extensively throughout the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia, eventually reaching Bukhara, in present day Uzbekistan.
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- Born
- 1767
Ormskirk - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Employment
- East India Company
( - 1825)
- East India Company
- Died
- Aug 27, 1825
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on July 23, 2013
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