Richard Ford (English writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1796
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 31-Aug-1858
Profession: writer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Richard Ford (English writer)
- Richard Ford (1796–1858) was an English travel writer known for his books on Spain.
- Born in Chelsea into a high-class family and educated in Oxford, he first moved to Spain in 1830, where he travelled extensively and collected notes and drawings.
- Upon return to England, he wrote an account of his journeys in A Handbook for Travellers in Spain, first published in 1845, described as one of masterpieces of the travel literature genre.
- An erudite and art collector, he befriended many important art and literature figures of his time.
- Ford was a skilled drawer himself, and made illustrations for his own and his friends' books.
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