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Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912

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Personal name headingKeane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
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Variant(s)Keane, Augustus H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Keane, Augustus Henry, 1833-1912
Associated countryGreat Britain
Associated placeEngland Scotland Ireland Italy
Birth date1833-06-01
Death date1912-02-03
Place of birthCork (Ireland)
Place of deathLondon (England)
AffiliationRoyal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Catholic University of Ireland
Profession or occupationJournalists Newspaper editors Ethnologists Geographers Language teachers Translators
Special noteIncludes the old catalog headings: Keane, Augustus Henry, 1833- ; Keane, Augustus Henry, 1833-1912
Found inReclus, E. Africa and its inhabitants, 1899?: v. 1, t.p. (A.H. Keane)
His Asia, 1882: t.p. (Augustus H. Keane)
LCCN 10-35468: Rudaux, L. How to study the stars, 1909 (hdg.: Keane, Augustus Henry, 1833- ; usage: A.H. Keane)
Junker, William. Travels in Africa during the years ..., 1971: title page (translated from the German by A. H. Keane, F.R.G.S.) preface (A. H. Keane, 79, Broadhurst Gardens, N.W.)
Encyclopedia.com, viewed June 15, 2023 (Keane, Augustus Henry; journalist; born June 1, 1833 in Cork, Ireland; died February 3, 1912 in London; studied for the priesthood in Ireland and at Rome's Propaganda Fide College, but did not proceed beyond minor orders; talented in languages and anthropological research; B.A. at Catholic University in Dublin; he also devoted himself to journalism and took over editorship of the weekly Catholic newspaper Glasgow Free Press in 1851, becoming its proprietor in 1864; in 1868 the newspaper was condemned by the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, and it ceased publication that year; Keane then devoted himself to academic pursuits in ethnology, geography, and related subjects; professor of Hindustani at University College, London for some years)
Associated languageeng