John Barrow
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John Barrow
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- Born
- 1764.
- Died
- 1848.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Occupation
- explorer, historian, writer, botanist, cartographer and beamter.
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John Barrow appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names as an explorer, historian, civil servant, geographer and draughtsman (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848).
Life
John Barrow was born on 19 June 1764 and died on 23 November 1848. For the birthplace of John Barrow, Dragley Beck, GB is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and Cumbria by the Getty Union List of Artist Names. John Barrow died in London, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was English. 4 children are recorded: John Barrow Jr. Sir George Barrow, 2nd Baronet, Johanna Maria Barrow and Peter Barrow.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1764
John Barrow born at Ulverston.
1848
John Barrow died at London.
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- 1.Prior to 1 April 1974 Ulverston was in Lancashire
- 2.Ulverston Town Council. Sir John Barrow 1764–1848.
- 3.Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa vol 2 (1970)
- 4.Huigens, Siegfriend. Verkenningen van Zuid-Afrika: achttiende-eeuwse reizigers aan de Kaap. Walburg Pers. 139. 2007. 9789057304644.
- 5.Burchell, William J. (William John). Travels in the interior of Southern Africa. Cape Town : Struik. 577-578. 1967.
- 6.Fergus Fleming. Barrow's Boys (Kindle Edition). Kindle Location 242–252
- 7.Barrow, John. An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, in the Years 1797 and 1798: Including Cursory Observations on the Geology and Geography of . Such Objects as Occurred in the Animal, Vege. Forgotten Books. 2017. 978-0259441045.
- 8.American Physical Society. This Month in Physics History – August 5, 1816: Sir Francis Ronalds' telegraph design rejected.
- 9.19241. 17 February 1835. 284.
- 10.Markham, Sir Clements Robert. The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society. J. Murray. 23. 1881.
- 11.Ulverston Town Council. The Sir John Barrow Monument.
- 12.Prettyman, Ernest. Index to Tasmanian Place Names. Tasmanian Archives Online. January 1950.
- 13.Pratt, Mary Louise, 1948-. Imperial eyes : travel writing and transculturation. Routledge. 2008. 978-0-203-93293-3.
- 14.Fleming, Fergus. Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy. Grove Press. 423. 1998. 0-8021-3794-6.
- 15.Archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Rootsweb: South-Africa-L Re: Truter.
- 16.South African Botanical Art – Marion Arnold (Fernwood Press 2001)
- 17.Forester, C. S. Hornblower and the crisis: an unfinished novel. Penguin UK. 1967. 0-7181-0181-2.
- 18.The Terror: Full cast & crew. www.imdb.com.
- 19.Review of The Life of Richard Earl Howe, K.G., Admiral of the Fleet, and General of Marines by Sir John Barrow. The Quarterly Review. 62. 1–67. June 1838.
- 20.Carroll, Siobhan. Crusades Against Frost: Frankenstein, Polar Ice, and Climate Change in 1818. European Romantic Review. 24. 2. 211–230. 2013. 10.1080/10509585.2013.766402.
- 21.Bibliopolis.
- 22.Cook, James. Captain Cook's Voyages of Discovery. Adam and Charles Black. 1860.
- 23.Cameron, J. M. R. Barrow, Sir John, first baronet (1764–1848). 28 May 2008. 10.1093/ref:odnb/1544.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 17
- Barrow, John. A Description of Pocket and Magazine Cases of Mathematical Drawing Instruments, in which is explained the Use of each Instrument, and particularly, of the Sector and plain Scale, in the Solutions of a variety of Problems; likewise the Description, Construction, and Use of Gunter's Scale. J & W Watkins. 1792.
- Barrow, John. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, And Comparison, Made And Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen. T. Cadell And W. Davies. 1804.
- Barrow, John. A Voyage to Cochinchina in the Years 1792 and 1793. T. Cadell And W. Davies. 1806.
- Barrow, John. Travels into The Interior of Southern Africa. T. Cadell And W. Davies. 1806.
- Barrow, John. Some Account of the Public Life, And A Selection From The Unpublished Writings, of The Earl of McCartney. T. Cadell And W. Davies. 1807.
- Barrow, John. A Chronological History of Voyages into The Arctic Regions. John Murray. 1818.
- John Murray. The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: (1831) Its Cause and Consequences. 1831.
- Barrow, John. Review of The Life of Richard Earl Howe, K.G., Admiral of the Fleet, and General of Marines by Sir John Barrow. The Quarterly Review. John Murray. 62. 1–67. June 1838.
- An Auto-Biographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow, Bart, Late of the Admiralty. Including Reflections, Observations, and Reminiscences at Home and Abroad, from Early Life to Advanced Age; Murray, 1847 (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2009; )
- Barrow, John. The Life of George Lord Anson, Admiral of The Fleet; Vice-Admiral of Great Britain; And First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Previous To, And During, The Seven-Years' War. John Murray. 1839.
- Barrow, John. The Life of Peter The Great (1908 ed.). John Murray. 1840.
- Barrow, John. A Description of Pitcairn's Island And Its Inhabitants (Harper's Stereotype Edition, 1845). Harper & Brothers. 1845.
- Barrow, John. Voyages of Discovery And Research Within The Arctic Regions, From The Year 1818 to the Present Time. John Murray. 1846.
- Barrow, John. Sketches of the Royal Society And Royal Society Club. John Murray. 1848.
- Staunton, George Thomas. Memoirs of the Chief Incidents of the Public Life of Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart. L. Booth. 1856.
- Fleming, Fergus. Barrow's Boys. Granta. 1998. 1-86207-286-8.
- William Jardine Proudfoot. 'Barrow's Travels in China': An investigation into the origin and authenticity of the "facts and observations" related in a work entitled "Travels in China, by John Barrow, F.R.S." (afterwards Sir J. Barrow Bart.) Preceded by a preliminary inquiry into the nature of the "powerful motive" of the same author, and its influence on his duties at the Chinese capital, as comptroller to the British Embassy, in 1793. G. Philip. 1861. 13174415.
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John Barrow received Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and baronet. Recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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