Alfred Burdon Ellis

Alfred Burdon Ellis
Born(1852-01-10)January 10, 1852
Woolwich, London, England
DiedMarch 5, 1894(1894-03-05) (aged 42)
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1872–1894
RankColonel
Unit1st West India Regiment
Conflicts
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Other workEthnographer and author

Alfred Burdon Ellis (10 January 1852 – 5 March 1894) was a British Army officer and ethnographer, known for his writings on West Africa.

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