Person: NAPIER, General Sir Robert (1810-1890)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

General Sir Robert Cornelis NAPIER

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

British army officer and subject of lantern slides

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

6 December 1810

born at

Sri Lanka

14 January 1890

died at

London, England

Slide set reference

minor subject of: King Theodore and the war in Abyssinia (lecture: manufacturer unknown, 12 slides, 1868-1872)

Reference

‘King Theodore and the war in Abyssinia’ in Lectures for the magic lantern [etc.] (1872)

Lucerna ID 6002574

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 16 March 2015

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Person: NAPIER, General Sir Robert (1810-1890)