Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, 1863-1942

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1888 elected to Royal Geographical Society; 1889 captaincy; 1891 CIE; 1892 political officer in Hunza; 1893-1894 political agent in Chitral; 1895 Times correspondent in Chitral; 1895-1897 Times correspondent in Rhodesia and Transvaal; 1899-1902 political agent at Deoli; 1901 Kaisar-i-Hind medal (gold); 1902-1903 resident at Indore; 1903-1904 leader of British mission to Tibet; 1904 KCIE; 1906-1909 resident at Kashmir 1917 KCSI; 1919 president of the Royal Geographical Society; 1921 chairman of Mount Everest Committee; 1934-1942 founder and vice-president of the Royal Central Asian Society

Epithet: soldier, diplomat, explorer and mystic

Title: Knight

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001569.0x0001a5

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creatorOf Aristotelian Society (Great Britain). Aristotelian Society minute book. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
creatorOf Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband (1863-1942) and other members of his family, 1836-1981 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Louis William Dane (1856-1946), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1876-1913, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1903-1908, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1908-1913, his daughter Denise, and other members of his family, 1878-1971 British Library
creatorOf Sir Francis Edward Younghusband papers., 1914-1915 British Library
referencedIn Dunlop Smith Collection, 1855-1921 British Library
creatorOf Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, 1863-1942. Letter to Mr. Dawbarn : London : ALS, 1919 Mar. 18. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Papers of Lt-Col Frederick Marshman Bailey, Indian Army 1900, Indian Political Service 1905-38, and of other members of his family, 1827-1976 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Henry Erle Richards as Legal Member of Governor-General's Council 1904-09, 1904-1909 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VIII. (ff. 165+58*), 1901-1918includes:f. 1 Horatia Charlotte Frances Stopford, Woman of the Bedchamber to Qu. Victoria: Letters, on behalf of the Queen, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1887, 1901. f. 3 William Edward Hartpole Lecky, historian: Lette..., 1901-1918 British Library
creatorOf WRENCH PAPERS. Vol. IV. 1928-1937. ff. 348. 350 x 250mm.includes:ff. 5, 61 Enoch Arnold Bennett, author: Letters to Sir Evelyn Wrench from Enoch Arnold Bennett: 1928-1929: Signed. f. 6 Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin, sportswriter and essayist; son o..., 1928-1937 British Library
referencedIn STURGE MOORE AND SVAMI PAPERS45732. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS of Thomas Sturge Moore and Shri Purohita Svami relating to their literary collaboration; 1931-1932. Viz.:-(1) Correspondence between Moore and the Svami rel. to the latter's autobiography..., 1931-1932 British Library
creatorOf G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. LVI (ff. 151). Correspondence with:1. ff. 1-11v. Philip Napier Waggett; [1906]-1918, n.d.2. f. 12. William Henry Wagstaff, of the Royal Society of Literature; 1928.3. ff. 13-20. Mildred Wain afterw. d'Avigdor; [1897?] -..., 1894-1935 British Library
creatorOf AUTOGRAPH ALBUM of Mary Enid Evelyn Layard, wife of Sir Austen Henry Layard, P.C., G.C.B., kept mainly at Venice; Sept. 1881 (f. 1)-1912, n.d. Partly Arabic, Greek and cuneiform. Musical quotations on ff. 11, 16, 25, 27, 31, 34. Most of the signatori..., 1881-1912 British Library
creatorOf Wickham Steed Papers Vol. xxxviii. (ff. 261).1. ff. 1-159v. Correspondence, etc., of and concerning the immediate family of H. W. Steed; 1893-1987, n.d.2. ff. 160-261v. Correspondence and papers of Charlotte Olive Stevenson, particularly relating to ..., 1893-1987 British Library
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associatedWith Dawbarn, Mr. person
associatedWith Foot, Isaac, 1880-1960. person
associatedWith Younghusband, Eileen Louise, Dame, 1902-1981, social work consultant person
Place Name Admin Code Country
South Africa, Africa
India, Asia
Hunza, Kashmir
Assam, India
China, Asia
Afghanistan, Asia
Cambodia, Asia
Rawalpindi, Punjab
Canada, North America
Khyber Pass, Afghanistan
Mount Everest, Tibet
North-West Frontier, India
Gulmarg, Kashmir
Tibet, Asia
Russia, Europe, Asia
Nabha State, India
Japan, Asia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
North-West Frontier Province, India
United States, North America
Punjab, India
Himalaya Mountains, Tibet
Himalaya Mountains, Tibet
Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province
Gilgit, Kashmir
Manchuria, China
Aligarh, United Provinces
Kashgar, China
Srinagar, Kashmir
Central Asia, Asia
Sikkim, Asia
Tibet, Asia
Punjab, India
Abu, Rajputana
Mashhad, Iran
Rhodesia, Africa
Tonk State, India
Turkestan, Asia
Colworth House, Bedford
Satna, Rewa State, Central India
Turkestan, Asia
Bhutan, Asia
Bundi State, India
Afghanistan, Asia
Nepal, Asia
Jind State, India
Dibang River, Assam
Gobi Desert, China
North-East Frontier, India
China, Asia
Gilgit, Kashmir
Chesterfield House, London
Mustagh Pass, Kashmir
Burma, Asia
Delhi, India
Burma, Asia
Mount Everest, Tibet
Central Asia, Asia
Russia, Europe, Asia
Agra, India
Chitral State, India
Bhutan, Asia
Bengal, India
Rajputana, India
Indore State, India
Mishmi Hills, Assam and Burma
Transcaspia, Central Asia
Pamir, India
Thailand, Asia
Patiala State, India
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Birth 1863-05-31

Death 1942-07-31

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