Sir Arthur de Capell Broke, second baronet

(1791-1858)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Broke, Arthur de Capell, Sir, bart., 1791-1858 NRA: Broke, Sir Arthur De Capell (1791-1858) 2nd Baronet Travel Writer DNB: Broke [Brooke], Sir Arthur de Capell [formerly Arthur Supple], second baronet (1791-1858), geographer LBT ID: ArBroke1858 VIAF ID: 74794759	B/BAP: 1791-10-22 DIED: 1858-12-06
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he succeeded his father in 1829 and pursued a military career; he published travel books and was a founder of the Royal Geographical Society.
REFERENCES TO Sir Arthur de Capell Broke, second baronet: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 15: Learned Societies Found 1: ¶ 7