William Martin Leake
1777
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1860
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
occupation: diplomat, military personnel, antiquarian
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society
position held: ambassador of the United Kingdom
William Martin Leake FRS (14 January 1777 – 6 January 1860) was an English soldier, spy, topographer, diplomat, antiquarian, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He served in the British Army, spending much of his career in the Mediterranean seaports. He developed an interest in geography and culture of the regions visited, and authored a number of works, mainly about Greece. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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