Thomas Herbert (historian)
Thomas Herbert (* 1606 ; † 1682 ) was a British traveler and historian. A work about his travels in Persia made him famous (Travels in Persia 1627–1629).
Works
- Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique: describing especially the two famous Empires, the Persian, and great Mogull ... as also ... Kingdomes in the Orientall India, and other parts of Asia; together with the adjacent Iles. Rev. and enlarged by the author . Jacob Blome and Richard Bishop, London 1638 ( full text in Google book search).
Modern edition :
- Travels in Persia 1627–1629. Abridged and ed. By Sir William Foster . George Routledge [and] Sons, London 1928 ( The Broadway Travelers )
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Herbert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography
- SUB Goettingen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbert, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British traveler and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1606 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1682 |