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Henry Yule

Scottish orientalist (1820-1889) · Writers · Died at 69

Colonel Sir Henry Yule was a Scottish Orientalist and geographer. He published many travel books, including translations of the works of Marco Polo and of the Mirabilia Descripta by the 14th-century Dominican Friar Jordanus.

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Founder’s Medal1872

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He was also the compiler of a dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms, the Hobson-Jobson, with Arthur Coke Burnell.

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Type
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Deceased
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Lived 1820 to 1889 · aged 69