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. | |