Crawfurd, John
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Crawfurd.jpg
Basic data
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August 13, 1783 in Islay
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†May 11, 1868 in London
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Ethnologe, Orientalist, Diplomat, Schriftsteller
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London, Singapore, Java, Indien
Iconography
.jpg "Opening pages from the Qur'an manuscript acquired by Crawfurd during his residency in Yogyakarta, which today is part of the British Library collection (Source: Wikimedia)")
![The kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Vrouwen_met_koopwaar_langs_de_weg_die_leidt_naar_de_poort_van_de_kraton_in_Jogjakarta._TMnr_60007923.jpg "The kraton in Yogyakarta, a gate in a photograph from the early 20th century. The palace was made up of pendopo surrounded by a whitewashed wall.[6] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Jaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon_jaw_Crawfurd_expedition.jpg "Jaw collected by John Crawfurd near Yenangyaung in Burma, now a type specimen for Stegolophodon latidens. Plate 36 of the original paper by William Clift.[30] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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