Charles Doughty (1843–1926)
Author of Travels in Arabia Deserta
About the Author
Charles Doughty (1843-1926) was a poet, writer and one of the greatest of all Western travellers in Arabia. He was the author of several acclaimed books, most famously Travels in Arabia Deserta but also including The Dawn in Britain, Adam Cast Forth and Mansoul or the Riddle of the World. In 1912 show more he was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal by the Royal Geographical Society. show less
Image credit: Image from Wanderings in Arabia (1908) at the Internet Archive
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- Canonical name
- Doughty, Charles
- Legal name
- Doughty, Charles Montagu
- Birthdate
- 1843-08-19
- Date of death
- 1926-01-20
- Burial location
- Golders Green Crematorium, London, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Saxmundham, Suffolk, England, UK
- Place of death
- Sissinghurst, Kent, England, UK
- Education
- Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge (MA|1869)
Downing College, University of Cambridge (BA|1866)
King's College School - Occupations
- explorer
travel writer
poet - Awards and honors
- Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal (1912)
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #39,135
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- 3.9
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- ISBNs
- 50
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