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19th-century travelers

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Ahmad Faris al-ShidyaqAuthor · BooksAhmad Faris al-Shidyaq (1802–1887) was a Lebanese journalist, writer and poet.
Alma KarlinAuthor · BooksAlma Karlin was a writer, poet, journalist, collector and traveler (1889–1950). She was born at Celje and died at Pečovnik.
Anna LeonowensAuthor · BooksAnna Leonowens was a teacher, autobiographer, writer, traveler, pedagogue and memoirist (1831–1915). She was born at Ahilyanagar and died at Montreal.
Carl Sofus LumholtzPhotographer · PhotographyCarl Sofus Lumholtz (1851–1922) was a Norway anthropologist, photographer and writer.
Désiré CharnayPhotographer · PhotographyDésiré Charnay (1828–1915) was a French explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist.
Dora d'IstriaAuthor · BooksDora d'Istria was a painter, writer, essayist, historian, traveler and mountaineer (1828–1888). She was born at Bucharest and died at Florence.
Eliza Ruhamah ScidmoreAuthor · BooksEliza Ruhamah Scidmore was an American photographer, geographer, writer and traveler (1856–1928). She was born at Clinton and died at Geneva.
Emil BretschneiderAuthor · Maps and atlasesEmil Bretschneider (1833–1901) was a Russian Empire botanist, physician and sinologist.
Frederic Edwin ChurchArtist · PaintingsFrederic Edwin Church was an American painter, art collector, traveler and artist (1826–1900). He was born at Hartford and died at New York City.
Friedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam GerstäckerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Chrlstiam Gerstäcker was a writer, sailor, traveler and singer (1816–1872). He was born at Hamburg and died at Brunswick.
George BorrowAuthor · BooksGeorge Borrow was a writer, novelist, translator, peddler, traveler and linguist (1803–1881). He was born at Dereham and died at Lowestoft.
Harry JohnstonPhotographer · PhotographyHarry Johnston (1858–1927) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland explorer, diplomat and zoologist.
Heinrich KiepertAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Kiepert (1818–1899) was a Kingdom of Prussia geographer, cartographer and university teacher.
Isabella BirdPhotographer · PhotographyIsabella Bird (1831–1904) was an explorer, writer and naturalist.
Jane DieulafoyPhotographer · PhotographyJane Dieulafoy (1851–1916) was a France explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist.
Jelena DimitrijevićAuthor · BooksJelena Dimitrijević (1862–1945) was a poet, writer and social worker.
Johann Georg KohlAuthor · BooksJohann Georg Kohl was a geographer, librarian, writer and historian of cartography (1808–1878). He was born at Bremen.
John Antoine NauAuthor · BooksJohn Antoine Nau was a French writer, translator, poet, novelist and traveler (1860–1918). He was born at San Francisco and died at Douarnenez.
John ThomsonPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Thomson (1837–1921) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland photographer, writer and photojournalist.
José María Velasco Gómez ObregónArtist · PaintingsJosé María Velasco Gómez Obregón was a Mexican painter, university teacher, traveler, lithographer and graphic artist (1840–1912). He was born at Temascalcingo de José María Velasco and died at Mexico City.
Julian FałatArtist · PaintingsJulian Fałat (1853–1929) was a Polish painter, watercolorist and teacher.
Karl BaedekerAuthor · BooksKarl Baedeker (1801–1859) was a publisher, traveler and bookseller.
Ménie Muriel DowieAuthor · BooksMénie Muriel Dowie was a British novelist, writer, explorer and traveler (1867–1945). She was born at Liverpool and died at Tucson.
Michael SeymourArtist · PaintingsMichael Seymour (1802–1887) was a Ireland politician, traveler and painter.
Nellie BlyAuthor · BooksNellie Bly was an American writer, journalist, novelist, inventor, suffragist and entrepreneur (1864–1922). She was born at Burrell Township and died at New York City.
Paul BruntonAuthor · BooksPaul Brunton was a British philosopher, writer, journalist, traveler and mystic (1898–1981). He was born at London and died at Vevey.
Robert Hermann SchomburgkAuthor · Maps and atlasesRobert Hermann Schomburgk (1804–1865) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland explorer, ichthyologist and diplomat.
Rudolf BaumbachAuthor · BooksRudolf Baumbach was a poet, writer, traveler, librarian, naturalist and in-home tutor (1840–1905). He was born at Kranichfeld and died at Meiningen.
Svatopluk ČechAuthor · BooksSvatopluk Čech (1846–1908) was a journalist, writer and poet.
Vasily Nemirovich-DanchenkoAuthor · BooksVasily Nemirovich-Danchenko was a Russian and Czechoslovak writer, journalist, traveler, poet and war correspondent (1844–1936). He was born at Tbilisi and died at Prague.
Verney Lovett CameronAuthor · BooksVerney Lovett Cameron was an explorer, writer, sailor and traveler (1844–1894). He was born at Weymouth and died at Leighton Buzzard.
Wacław SieroszewskiAuthor · BooksWacław Sieroszewski was a Polish and Russian writer, politician, traveler, independence activist, ethnologist and ethnographer (1858–1945). He was born at Wólka Kozłowska and died at Piaseczno.
Wilhelm FilchnerAuthor · BooksWilhelm Filchner (1877–1957) was a Germany explorer, writer and researcher.
William SimpsonDesigner · DesignWilliam Simpson (1823–1899) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland painter, war correspondent and traveler.
Xavier MarmierAuthor · BooksXavier Marmier was a French poet, translator, writer, traveler, librarian and literary scholar (1808–1892). He was born at Pontarlier and died at rue de Babylone.

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