Lambert Playfair
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1828-01-01
- Died
- 1899-02-00
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis
- Bibliography of Algeria, from the Expedition of Charles V in 1541 To 1887
- A History of Arabia Felix or Yemen from the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Present Time
- Tripoli and the Cyrenaica
- The Fishes of Zanzibar
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1828
- Died
- February 1899
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lambert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- St Andrews
- Place of death
- St Andrews
- Occupation
- consul
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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1828 births1899 deaths19th-century British military personnelBritish diplomatsBritish writersFellows of the Royal Geographical SocietyGraduates of Addiscombe Military SeminaryKnights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeMadras Staff Corps officersMilitary personnel from FifePeople from St Andrews