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Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) 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. Barrow wrote the memoir The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty (1831), which is considered the classic account of the Mutiny on the Bounty.
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- Full name: John Barrow
- Born: 1764-06-19
- Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q2972
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John Barrow was born on 1764-06-19.
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