| LC control no. | n 79138573 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Baker, Florence, Lady |
| Variant(s) | Sass, Maria Freiin von, 1841-1916 Szász, Barbara, 1841-1916 |
| Associated place | Africa |
| Birth date | 1841-08-06 |
| Death date | 1916-03-11 |
| Place of birth | Transylvania (Principality) |
| Place of death | Devon (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Explorer Africa Nile River |
| Found in | Baker, A. Morning Star, 1972. Wikipedia, Mar. 14, 2016 (Florence, Lady Baker or Barbara Szász; Maria Freiin von Sass; Barbara Szasz; Barbara Maria Szász; Barbara Maria Szasz (6 August 1841-11 March 1916) was a British explorer. Born in Transylvania (then Austrian Empire), she became an orphan and was sold as a slave to Samuel White Baker. Together they went in search of the source of the River Nile and found Lake Albert. They journeyed to Samuel Baker's home in England where they were married and she became Lady Baker. She later returned to Africa with her husband to try and put down the slave trade. They both retired and died in Devon.) Converted from 678, Mar. 14, 2016 (wife of Sir Samuel Baker; Florence Barbara Mary Finnian von Sass; d. 1916) |
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