John Barrow

Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant. He partook in the Macartney Embassy to China, then worked and studied in South Africa, and served as the Second Secretary to the Admiralty from 1804 until 1845.

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Who was born first?

• John Barrow and Alexander Mackenzie were born the same year
• John Barrow and Nikolai Rezanov were born the same year
• John Barrow was born 2 years after Lachlan Macquarie
• John Barrow was born 2 years after Jacques Balmat
• John Barrow was born 4 years before Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein

Timeline

1. Jacques BalmatJanuary 19, 1762 – September 1834
2. Lachlan MacquarieJanuary 31, 1762 – July 1, 1824
3. Alexander Mackenzie1764 – March 12, 1820
4. John Barrow (this page)June 19, 1764 – November 23, 1848
5. Nikolai RezanovMarch 28, 1764 – February 17, 1807
6. Friedrich August Marschall von BiebersteinAugust 10, 1768 – June 1826

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