John Lander

(1806-1839)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Lander, John, 1807-1839 NRA: Lander John (1807-1839) African traveller DNB: Lander, John (1806-1839), traveller in Africa LBT ID: JoLande1839 VIAF ID: 61725088 LOC ID: nr94034017	B/BAP: 1806 DIED: 1839-11-16
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
After working as a compositor on the Cornwall Gazette he accompanied his elder brother Richard Lemon Lander on his African explorations and worked as a customs officer.
REFERENCES TO John Lander: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 14: Private Life Found 1: ¶ 3