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Richard Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), explorer and author.
The 446th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1005 quotations (about 0.03% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1005Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word92Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning237Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Arabian Nights' Entertainm.19319.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Central Afr.18418.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Mission to Gelele636.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Explor. Highlands Brazil616.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah555.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Two Trips Gorilla Land545.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Falconry in Valley of Indus515.0%Find quotations in OED
8.City of Saints414.0%Find quotations in OED
9.To Gold Coast343.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Lake Regions Central Afr.263.0%Find quotations in OED

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