Francis Younghusband, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Younghusband

British army explorer

Date of Birth: 31-May-1863

Place of Birth: Murree, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1942

Profession: geographer, journalist, athletics competitor, explorer, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer.
He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by himself, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy.
Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society.